美国支持协议 将被绑架的学者Elizabeth Tsurkov 交换给在伊拉克的伊朗囚犯。 US backs deal to swap kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov for Iranian prisoner in Iraq.

伊拉克官员正在谈判一项协议,以释放2023年3月在巴格达被抓获的被绑架的以色列-俄罗斯学者Elizabeth Tsurkov。 Iraqi officials are negotiating a deal to release kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov, seized in Baghdad in March 2023. 在等待美国批准之前,这项交易涉及将Tsurkov交换给一名因杀害一名美国平民而被判终身监禁的伊朗囚犯。 The deal, pending US approval, involves exchanging Tsurkov for an Iranian prisoner sentenced to life for killing a US civilian. 美国政府正在密切监测可能10天内释放的可能性。 The potential release, which could happen within 10 days, is being closely monitored by the US government.