ICYMI: Iran-U.S. prisoner swap and nuke deal explained

On Jan. 16, the U.S. and Iran took two steps towards fixing a legacy of tense -- and sometimes nonexistent -- diplomacy.

Confused about the specifics? Watch this short explainer for a look behind the deals, and what it all means.

Morgan Buckley is a University of Southern California student and a Paste BN College correspondent.

This story originally appeared on the Paste BN College blog, a news source produced for college students by student journalists. The blog closed in September of 2017.