An Iranian government spokesperson indicated that “we are ready to exchange all inmates [with the U.S.]. Such a thing has not happened so far because the U.S. has not been prepared”. He went on to assert that “there are many Iranians across the world who have been jailed on the U.S.'s orders. Decisions and measures are being adopted in this regard... we can negotiate about all the inmates at once and solve the problem all at once”.