Five American citizens jailed for years in Iran are flying back to the US as part of a prisoner swap mediated by Qatar.
The four men and one woman, who also hold Iranian passports, have landed in Qatar, after leaving the Iranian capital Tehran.
Their release was dependent on the transfer of $6bn (£4.8bn) in Iranian funds, earned from selling oil to South Korea, to banks in Doha
The five American citizens and their families shook hands and exchanged hugs with Qatari and American officials as they disembarked from the plane in Doha.
The group spent a few minutes on the tarmac before being brought into the terminal for medical checks.
They will soon make their way to the US.
Five Iranians imprisoned in the US are also supposed to be freed as part of the swap: two have landed in Doha, Iran's Press TV says.
US President Joe Biden has long been urged to bring home Americans widely seen as hostages used by Iran as bargaining chips.
But leading US Republicans and Iranian activists have condemned the swap, saying it will only encourage more hostage taking.
