US says no change to Iran policy after prisoner swap agreement
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that there has been no change to the US’ approach to Iran after the nations struck a tentative prisoner swap deal last week.
“The agreement that we’re pursuing to bring home those who are wrongfully detained in Iran is an entirely separate matter that we want to bring to a successful conclusion,” Blinken told reporters at the State Department.
“It’s important to note that even as we have been pursuing this effort to bring our Americans home, we have continued to pursue very vigorously our efforts to counter a whole variety of actions being taken by Iran that we profoundly object to, and so do many other countries around the world,” he added.
The top diplomat pointed to a series of actions the US has maintained in the wake of the deal, including the continued implementation of US sanctions and bolstered American military forces in the Persian Gulf to protect international shipping.
“There is a long list of things that Iran has engaged in and a long list of actions that we continue to take to oppose what Iran is doing,” he said.
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