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U.S. citizen held in Iran since 2024 released, Trump announces
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Key Points:
- A U.S. citizen, Dena Karari, who had been held in Iran since December 2024, has been released and is now safely outside the country, according to President Donald Trump and her lawyer Jared Genser.
- Karari was reportedly subjected to a coercive exit ban and multiple interrogations by the Iranian Intelligence Ministry due to her work with the Children of Mehr Foundation, a nonprofit aiding impoverished children in Iran.
- Trump described the release as a "gesture of Goodwill by Iran" and has recently increased pressure on Tehran, including approving new U.S. military strikes.
- Jared Genser credited President Trump’s efforts for securing Karari’s release and called on Iran to drop charges against Iranian nationals associated with the foundation.
- At least five other Americans remain detained in Iran, including individuals officially recognized by the U.S. State Department as wrongfully detained.
