I think this shows that US judicial system is garbage. If they are releasing 7 from prison and stopping warrant of 21 Iranians, it means it was not based on fairness, and was only a cruel political move. Imagine how many other prisoners (not just Iranians, maybe Syrians, maybe Lebanese, maybe Libyans, etc) are in US jails purely on tramped up charges based only on political considerations.
Our weakness is why doesn't our media talk about these prisoners? I know more about the ones Iran imprisoned, rather than the one US imprisoned. Why does both western media AND Iranian media both talk about Jason Rezaian, but why not our own people in their prisons? I know Jason's face more than I know my own face, given how much it has been all over the news (specially the one where he is smiling open-mouthed and looking upwards towards the camera).
So anyway, here were our guys,
A Look at the 7 Iranian Prisoners Released by the US - ABC News
They are all dual citizens, so this is a prison exchange of Iranian-Americans for Iranian-Americans.
Niceness comes generally from empathy, and the human mind is evolved in such a way that empathy works when you are face to face with someone. You say the wrong thing and the hurt look on their face negatively affects you. Once this face to face connection is severed, we all becomes giant dicks.
This is why in Iran when two people want to pass through a door, they have to do tarof for half an hour (after you, no after you, no the older should go first, no first should be the one on the right side) but when we are in a car and want to change lanes, no one gives you any space.
What I'm saying is that I bet if you put these PDF Turks and PDF Iranians in the same room, they will be good friends.