First up, most of the international sanctions, penalties were removed from Iran over the weekend. It`s part of the nuclear deal led by the Obama administration and agreed to last year.

头条新闻，上周末，对伊朗的国际制裁大多已经撤销。这是去年奥巴马政府签署的协议的内容。

It will be a major boost to Iran`s economy and it coincided with the United Nations report that said Iran is doing its part to restrict its controversial nuclear program, though critics have said Iran will be a nuclear power in 15 years.

这将有利于伊朗的经济发展，同时也符合联合国报告。联合国报告称要竭尽所能限制伊朗核计划。但批评人士称在未来15年伊朗将会成为核能强国。

Shortly afterward, an exchange of prisoners was announced between the U.S. and Iran. American officials say secret negotiations had been going on for more than a year. The results: the U.S. released seven men who`d either been convicted or accused of illegally exporting electronics, satellite services or military equipment to Iran. In exchange, Iran released four Americans, a Christian pastor, a journalist, a Marine veteran, and another man who decided to stay in Iran. That country also released a fifth American, a student, separately from the swap.

不久之后，美国和伊朗宣布了交换囚禁囚犯。美国官员称，双方的秘密谈判已进行了一年多。结果是：美国释放了7名囚犯，这些囚犯被指控指向伊朗非法出口电子、卫星服务或军事装备。而伊朗释放了4名美国人。这四人分别是一名基督教牧师、一名记者、一名海军老兵，另外一名释放的囚犯决定留在伊朗。同时，伊朗还释放了一名美国学生。

These releases were not part of the nuclear deal. The White House says the deal accelerated the exchange, but critics said the Americans released should have been negotiated into the original deal, not part of a separate swap.

释放囚犯并不在核交易范围内。白宫称，核交易促进了这次囚犯互换。但批评人士表示，囚犯互换应该协商到交易中，而不是单独作为互换部分。

We`re back on the air after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and we`ll have a related story coming up on CNN STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz.

First up, most of the international sanctions, penalties were removed from Iran over the weekend. It`s part of the nuclear deal led by the Obama administration and agreed to last year.

It will be a major boost to Iran`s economy and it coincided with the United Nations report that said Iran is doing its part to restrict its controversial nuclear program, though critics have said Iran will be a nuclear power in 15 years.

Shortly afterward, an exchange of prisoners was announced between the U.S. and Iran. American officials say secret negotiations had been going on for more than a year. The results: the U.S. released seven men who`d either been convicted or accused of illegally exporting electronics, satellite services or military equipment to Iran. In exchange, Iran released four Americans, a Christian pastor, a journalist, a Marine veteran, and another man who decided to stay in Iran. That country also released a fifth American, a student, separately from the swap.

These releases were not part of the nuclear deal. The White House says the deal accelerated the exchange, but critics said the Americans released should have been negotiated into the original deal, not part of a separate swap.