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Pictures: Iran Completes Biden’s $6 Billion Hostage Deal

The United States and Iran exchanged prisoners on Monday, largely completing a deal that also included President Joe Biden unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian assets that have been held in South Korean banks since former President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018.

The United States and Iran reportedly exchanged prisoners on Monday, largely completing a

Report: Iran May Demand Biden Free More Prisoners After $6 Billion Ransom Payment

According to Iranian state media, President Joe Biden’s lopsided hostage deal with Tehran includes both a $6 billion ransom payment and releasing five Iranians jailed in the United States for sanctions violations, in exchange for five American hostages to be released by Iran. The Biden White House has said very little on the record about the deal, but Voice of America News (VOA) on Thursday put together a list of 11 Iranians who might be released as part of the deal.

An Iranian protester wearing a fake military uniform with a portrait of Iran's Suprem

WATCH: Hostages Flee from Armed Gunman as Standoff Comes to an End

A video shot by a Dallas ABC news crew shows the final moments of the near 12-hour standoff at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue late Saturday night. The video shows what appears to be the three remaining hostages fleeing out a door followed shortly by a man holding a pistol.

WFAA video shows rescue of three hostages from Congregation Beth Israel. (WFAA Video Scree

Hostages Escape at Texas Synagogue — Suspect Dead

A man took four hostages at a Jewish synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday morning. After a ten-hour standoff, the three remaining hostages escaped and an FBI Hostage Rescue Team made entry. The FBI confirmed the suspect is dead.

SWAT team members deploy near the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas

Boko Haram Takes UNICEF Worker Hostage

The Nigerian terror group Boko Haram released video footage on Monday appearing to show four male hostages in their custody in northeastern Nigeria, one of whom said he was an employee of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria’s Premium Times reported.

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of one of two Boko Haram factions, from a video published on N

Iran Demands Ransom for Seized South Korean Vessel

The Iranian government made its clearest demand to South Korea for a ransom payment to release a captive tanker and crew on Sunday, dismissing South Korea’s diplomatic efforts to secure their release as “politicizing” the issue and telling Seoul to show some “political will” by unfreezing $7 billion of Iranian funds held by South Korean banks.

In this photo released Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, by Tasnim News Agency, a seized South Korean-