“We won’t trade Salah Abdeslam either, will we?” Why the US and Russia can exchange prisoners, but Belgium and Iran cannot | Interior

The Constitutional Court suspends the exchange deal between the Iranian terrorist Assadollah Assadi and the Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele. Vandecasteele has been in an Iranian isolation cell since February 24, without trial. At the same time, the US exchanges ‘arms dealer of death’ Viktor Bout for basketball player Griner with Russia. Griner spent 10 months in a Russian prison for medicinal cannabis oil. Why is it possible between America and Russia what is not possible between our country and Iran?