US and Iran make rare prisoner swap deal

By Parisa Hafezi and David Brunnstrom
Updated December 8 2019 - 6:48am, first published 6:42am
Iran's Javad Zarif has flown home with scientist Massoud Soleimani (R) after the US prisoner swap.
Iran's Javad Zarif has flown home with scientist Massoud Soleimani (R) after the US prisoner swap.

The United States and Iran have each freed a prisoner in a rare act of co-operation between two longtime foes whose ties have worsened since President Donald Trump took office.

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