DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has denied a report by Iran’s state-run television broadcaster that deals had been reached between the Islamic Republic, Washington and the United Kingdom that would see prisoners swapped and Tehran receive billions of dollars. The quick denial Sunday came after state TV, relying on an unnamed source, made the claim. It comes amid a wider power struggle between hard-liners who control Iranian state television and the administration of the relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani. It also comes ahead of Iran’s June presidential election.
US denies Iran’s claims of prisoner, cash swap; UK downplays
