On July 15, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that Iran has released a U.S. citizen who had been detained since December 2024. Trump characterized the release as a gesture of goodwill, occurring against a backdrop of heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. He stated, "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. She is now safely..."
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Iran releases U.S. citizen amid tensions, according to Trump
President Trump reported that Iran has released a U.S. citizen who was detained in December 2024. He described the release as a gesture of goodwill amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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