ICE to Complete Nationwide Body Camera Rollout by End of August 
Taiwan Tests Penghu Defense, Mobile Internet Limits in War Drills 
Colombia President Abelardo De La Espriella Pledges Drug Crackdown, Economic Reforms 
US Expands Social Media Vetting to Foreign Journalists Seeking Visas 
Ukraine Agrees to Protect Kazakhstan Oil Exports via Black Sea 
Iran-Oman Hormuz Shipping Deal Nears Final Stage 
Russian Strikes on Ukraine Kill Six, Wound Dozens in Balakliia and Sumy 
Senate Majority Leader John Thune Moves to Advance Crypto Clarity Act 
Trump Orders Probe Into Pentagon Munitions Stockpile Leaks After Iran Conflict 
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary, Sets Up Key Midterm Showdown 
Trump Administration Weighs Executive Order on Vaccines and Autism Research 
US Expects Iran-Oman Hormuz Shipping Deal Soon 
Taiwan President Lai Oversees Coastal Strike Drills in Han Kuang War Games 
SEC Moves to Dismiss Insider Trading Case Against Trump-Pardoned Terren Peizer 
Trump Unveils $3 Billion U.S. Critical Minerals Push 
U.S. Unseals Charges Against Five Alleged CJNG Leaders, Raises Reward for New Cartel Chief 
Mark Carney Jokes About Teleprompter, Takes Swipe at Trump 
Iran’s foreign ministry is reportedly prepared to swap prisoners with the United States. Local media reported this week. The ministry has also called on Washington to release several Iranians that are detained in the US.
According to Iran’s Fars news outlet, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said Wednesday that Tehran was prepared to swap prisoners with Washington while further calling for the release of Iranians detained without any prior conditions. Iran was seeking the release of over a dozen Iranians that are detained in the United States.
Those detained in the US include seven Iranian-American dual nationals, two Iranians that permanently reside in the US, and four Iranian nationals that have no legal status in the United States.
“We are ready to swap prisoners with Washington…The US must release jailed Iranian citizens without any conditions,” said Kanani, according to the outlet.
This follows the condemnation by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday that Siamak Namazi had now spent 2,500 days being “wrongfully detained” in Iran and that Washington was determined to secure the freedom of Americans being detained in Iran.
“Siamak Namazi has now spent 2,500 days wrongfully detained in Iran. We are determined to secure his freedom and ensure all Americans who have been wrongfully detained by Iran, including his father Baquer, can return home,” tweeted Blinken.
Kanani’s comments come amidst efforts by both Iran and the United States to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. The European Union and the US said Tuesday that they were going over Iran’s response to the final text proposed by the bloc after Iran called on the US to show flexibility.
Meanwhile, the man suspected of stabbing author Salman Rushdie expressed admiration for Iran’s then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, who called for Rushdie’s death back in 1989.
Speaking to the New York Post during a video interview, Hadi Matar said he respected Khomeini and believes Rushdie attacked Islam through his works.
Iran denied any involvement in Rushdie’s stabbing and said only the novelist and his supporters were to blame and are deserving of any condemnation.
Matar also denied having any contact with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
