Iran, U.S. to swap prisoners today
A prisoner swap involving five Iranian prisoners and five American prisoners will take place on Monday, Reuters cited Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson as saying.
Iranian funds frozen in South Korea will be in Iran's possession on Monday, Nasser Kanaani added.
The deal, first made public on Aug. 10, will remove a major irritant between Washington and Tehran, although the two sides remain deeply at odds over issues ranging from Iran's nuclear ambitions and its influence around the region to U.S. sanctions and America's military presence in the Gulf.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry had said on Monday it was working with all parties on the deal "to ensure smooth progress of all procedures so that it will be resolved once and for all."