US President Donald Trump said Iran had released an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country, calling it a "gesture of goodwill" despite renewed hostilities between Washington and Tehran.
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US President Donald Trump said Iran had released an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country, calling it a "gesture of goodwill" despite renewed hostilities between Washington and Tehran.
US President Donald Trump said Iran had released an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country, calling it a "gesture of goodwill" despite renewed hostilities between Washington and Tehran. President Donald Trump said Iran released an American woman who he said had been wrongfully detained since December 2024. The woman was later identified as Dena Karari.
The dual Iranian-U.S. citizen, Dena Karari, had her passport seized in December 2024 and had not been able to leave Iran as she faced espionage charges. Jared Genser, a lawyer who has been involved with high-profile cases of U.S. citizens detained in Iran, named the released citizen as his client, Dena Karari.
France 24 English reported the story as "Trump says Iran released 'wrongfully detained' American citizen." The New York Times reported the story as "Iranian American Woman Held in Iran on Spying Charges Is Released." Fox News reported the story as "Trump says Iran released American woman held since 2024 in 'gesture of goodwill'."
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5 sources have covered this story, including France 24 English, Fox News, The New York Times and NBC News and 1 other outlet. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 17 hours ago.
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