TEHRAN (FNA)- America’s gross national debt exceeded $33 trillion for the first time on Monday, providing a stark reminder of the country’s shaky fiscal trajectory at a moment when Washington faces the prospect of a government shutdown this month amid another fight over federal spending. The Treasu»»»

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A Qatari jet carrying five U.S. citizens who were held in Iran left the country for Doha as part of a prisoner exchange, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday. "A Qatari jet has taken off with the five prisoners and two relatives accompanied by the Qatari ambassador," said the i»»»

Iran hopes that a prisoner swap with the United States will go ahead Monday, once Tehran gains access to $6 billion frozen by US ally South Korea, the Iranian foreign ministry said. Under the deal, which Washington and Tehran have previously confirmed, Iran would release five US citizens from deten»»»

Frozen funds totalling $6 billion have been transferred to Qatari banks under a US-Iran prisoner swap deal, with a plane on standby in Tehran to fly out five American detainees, a source told AFP on Monday. The release of the funds by U.S. ally South Korea, long blocked under U.S. sanctions, is the»»»