Iran's claims that an exchange was imminent would cause 'heartache' for relatives, the US says.
US-Iranian Siamak Namazi was arrested in Iran in 2015 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying chargesThe US has accused Iran of making "cruel" false claims that a prisoner exchange had been agreed between the two countries.
But a White House security spokesperson denied this, saying Iranian officials did not hesitate to "make things up".Mr Amir-Abdollahian told state TV that an agreement had been reached in the recent days and "if everything goes well on the US side, I think we will witness a prisoner exchange in a short period".
There have been tensions between the US and Iran in recent years since President Donald Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions which severely damaged the Islamic republic's economy.
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