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Iran on Saturday released Wang, a Ph.D. student from the University of Princeton, who was arrested by Iranians three years ago on suspicion of being a spy and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.
“We are very happy to have our hostage back. The whole Princeton University community is very thrilled. And there was a one-on-one hostage swap,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawns of the White House.
“Actually, I think it was a great thing for Iran. I think it was great to show that we can do something. It might have been a precursor to what can be done,” said Trump.
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Trump expressed satisfaction that the American hostage is back. “We have our hostage back. We’ve been trying to get him back. He was taken during the Obama administration. We got him back during the Trump administration, so we’re very happy about that,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Trump thanked Iran for fair negotiations.
“Taken during the Obama Administration (despite USD150 Billion gift), returned during the Trump Administration. Thank you to Iran on a very fair negotiation. See, we can make a deal together!” tweeted the US President.