President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening said Iran released a U.S. citizen it has held for nearly two years, a development that could signal positive movement in peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
The president did not name the woman but said she had been “wrongfully detained” since December 2024, when he noted former President Joe Biden was in office. He praised Iran for releasing the woman and said she is now safely outside the country.
“Iran has allowed an American Citizen, who was wrongfully detained in December of 2024 under the ‘presidency’ of Sleepy Joe Biden, to leave the Country,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social. “She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition. The United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!”
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There are believed to be around six Iranian-Americans being held in Iran, the Washington Post reported in April, including journalist Reza Valizadeh and Kamran Hekmati, both men being held in Evin Prison, a notorious complex in Tehran. A woman in her 70s is also among those being held prisoner, according to CBS News.
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