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WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Three Iranian-Americans who left Tehran on Sunday under a U.S. prisoner swap with Iran have arrived in Germany, a U.S. State Department official said on condition of anonymity.

WASHINGTON/ANKARA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Three Iranian-Americans left Tehran for a U.S. base in Germany on Sunday under a prisoner swap following the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran under a deal that President Barack Obama said had cut off Tehran's path to a nuclear bomb.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio praised Iran's release of five detained Americans on Sunday, but sharply criticized the deal the White House made to win their freedom saying it would lead to more Americans being taken "hostage."

GENEVA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Three Americans freed by Iran on Sunday landed at Geneva airport in Switzerland around 1700 GMT (2 p.m.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration would like to test whether there can be additional cooperation with Iran on other world issues and sees talks over the war in Syria as the main forum for that, a U.S. official said on Sunday.

GENEVA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A Swiss airforce Dassault Falcon passenger jet landed at Geneva airport on Sunday evening and taxied to stop close to a U.S.

ZURICH, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A Swiss aircraft carrying three U.S. detainees freed by Iran and two family members will land in Switzerland late on Sunday afternoon, then travel on to a U.S. military base in Germany, a Swiss Foreign Ministry statement said.

* Iran seen pivotal in fight against IS, in Syria, Iraq, Yemen

DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Gulf Arab Sultanate of Oman said on Sunday the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran would advance peace prospects for the region and removed the threat of imminent war.

DUBAI/ANKARA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The lifting of sanctions set off scenes of jubilation in Iran's parliament: Supporters planted kisses on the forehead of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and jostled to take selfies.

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