An Iranian-American journalist, Reza Valizadeh, has been detained in Iran for several months, according to U.S. officials.
His arrest comes at a time of heightened tensions between Iran, the U.S., and Israel, following an Israeli attack on Iranian targets. Valizadeh is the first American citizen known to be detained in Iran since a high-profile prisoner swap in September 2023. The situation is further complicated by Iran's support for Hamas, which has led to the freezing of $6 billion in Iranian funds that were part of the swap deal.
The U.S. has expressed concern over the detention and is monitoring the situation closely.
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Iranian-American citizen being held prisoner in Iran: feds
Valizadeh is the first American citizen known to be detained in Iran since a September 2023 prisoner swap in which five Americans were traded for five Iranians. That swap also included $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds but that money has since been locked up because of Iran’s support of Hamas.
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U.S. Confirms Reports That Iran Arrested an Iranian-American Citizen
Rights groups said that Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist, was recently arrested in Iran, although the State Department did not confirm that he was the person detained.
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Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country, U.S. says
An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on ...
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