The prisoner swap would be between Iran and Washington in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea.
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In this photo released Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Guard's troops attend a drill on Abu Musa Island, in the Persian Gulf. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise military drill Wednesday on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran.
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