Biden Administration Signs Off on Prisoner Swap with Iran | EWTN News Nightly

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The Biden Administration has signed off on a prisoner swap deal with Iran that also includes the release of $6 billion in frozen assets to Tehran in exchange for 5 US hostages. Meanwhile, the Jewish community in Iran is being urged to refrain from publicly celebrating the upcoming Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, due to rising tensions in the capital city of Tehran over the impending one year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being detained by police. Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, Rabbi Yaakov Menken, joins to discuss the prison swap deal and how the $6 billion dollars in Iranian assets will be used. He explains what impact it could have on the US and our biggest ally in the Middle East, Israel. Rabbi Menken discusses the warning to the Jewish community in Tehran about celebrating Rosh Hashanah in public over safety concerns as the holiday coincides with the death of Mahsa Amini. On another note, on Tuesday, Israel's Supreme Court heard its first challenge to the judicial overhaul, which has sparked numerous protests and divided the country. Rabbi Menken gives us an update on this. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf