Nasser
Kanaani's remarks came after a US envoy for Iran, Abram Paley, met on
Friday with the family of Sharmahd, who was convicted of heading a
pro-monarchist group accused of a deadly bombing in 2008.
Sharmahd, who also has US residency, was sentenced to death
by an Iranian Revolutionary court in February on charges of corruption on earth.
His daughter has urged Washington not to exclude Sharmahd
from the developing prisoner exchange deal between the United States and Iran,
under which US$6 billion in Iranian funds in South Korea would also be
unfrozen.
Iran on
August 10 released four imprisoned US citizens into house arrest, where they
joined a fifth already under home confinement, in the first step of a
deal under which the five would eventually be allowed to leave the Islamic
Republic.
Kanaani said progress has been made regarding implementation
of the deal, thanking the constructive role of neighbouring Gulf Arab states
Qatar and Oman in facilitating the agreement.
