Many of those listed are prisoners under the age of 18 in addition to women, to be released in waves, dependent on the expansion of the hostage deal.
"When nobody wants a crisis then it's good time to negotiate between now and the US elections," said a senior diplomat in the region.
US President Joe Biden welcomed the returning prisoners home but his administration also announced fresh US sanctions.
As part of the US-Iranian deal to release the Iranian funds, five Americans being held in Iran will be released.
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.
A significant insight drawn from the “mini-deal” of the prisoner exchange is that there exists potential for replicating a major agreement concerning the revival of the nuclear deal.
Earlier this month, Tehran and Washington reached an agreement whereby five US citizens held in Iran would be freed.
The Iranian foreign ministry says it is working to bring “security” to the region and has been sending envoys to Qatar, the UAE and other states.
For many years, Tehran has sought the release of more than a dozen Iranians in the United States, including four Iranians with no legal status in the US.
Charging America with “bad faith” and suspending the talks for a while is no more than a ploy to conceal how anxious Iran is for the release of its frozen assets.
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