US shoots down Iranian claims of prisoner swap agreement: ‘Cruel lie’

The U.S. State Department shot down claims from Iranian officials that the two countries had reached an agreement to make a prisoner exchange Sunday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahia claimed an agreement had been reached during a Sunday appearance on Iranian state television. The U.S. now says no such agreement exists.

“Statements from Iranian officials that a deal regarding the exchange of prisoners has been reached are another especially cruel lie that only adds to the suffering of their families,” State Department spokesman Ned Price clarified Sunday.

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