Share Comment on this story Comment Iran has moved to house arrest four U.S. citizens detained in Evin Prison — known for holding dissidents and international prisoners under brutal conditions — according to the family of one of the Americans, Siamak Namazi.... The move could be the first step toward a long-sought prisoner swap. Are you on Telegram?... Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia’s war in Ukraine....

Five American citizens considered to be unjustly detained have all been moved into house arrest in Iran after previously being imprisoned there, U.S. officials said Thursday. Four of the five were released from Iran's notorious Evin prison on Thursday, according to a lawyer for one of the detainees.... Siamak Namazi marked the seventh anniversary of his detention in early 2023 with a seven-day hunger strike intended to urge the Biden administration to do more to free Americans imprisoned in Ira

VIENNA( Reuters)-Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian envoy said on Tuesday, and sources close to the negotiations said a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is expected soon.... " Iran has always and repeatedly expressed its readiness to exchange prisoners.... Months ago we were ready to do it but the Americans ruined the deal," a senior Iranian official in Tehran told Reuters, without elaborating." Now I bel

“ We have relayed to the Iranian Mission that the travel request will be granted if Iran releases a U.S. citizen." Grenell, a staunch critic of the Iranian regime, lashed out at Zarif, tweeting:" You deny the Iranian people access to this US technology and social media sites.... Your hypocrisy knows no bounds." US: IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CAN ONLY VISIT SICK COLLEAGUE ON NY TRIP IF IRAN RELEASES HOSTAGESIn a follow-up tweet, Grenell asked Zarif:" Where’s Bob Levinson?... For 12 years he’s bee

CNN — Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens.... For information about missing Americans, see Robert Levinson Fast Facts or POW/ MIA in Iraq and Afghanistan Fast Facts.... 2019-Convicted of manufacturing and trafficking drugs by the Jiangmen Intermediate People’s Court in southern Guangdong province and given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve....

11 attacks victims to make legal claims against Sudan go away.... " It simply means that people will have a better life, more opportunity, more security, more prosperity." MORE: US to' keep our eye on the ball'in nuclear talks after Iran election: Sullivan So far, that hasn't been the case for Palestinians.... Palestinian leaders were furious that the UAE, Bahrain and others abandoned a decades-old commitment to not recognize Israel until Palestinian aspirations for a state were granted....

So I think that's irrelevant," Blinken said in an interview with CBS's" Face the Nation" show.... He added that a potential deal with Iran was close, but cautioned that a couple of very challenging remaining issues were unresolved.... PRISONERS DILEMMASince the election of Iran's hardline president Ebrahim Raisi last year, senior officials have been pushing for deeper ties with Russia....

Namazi is the first US citizen reported to have been detained in Iran since the announcement of an international agreement on Iran's nuclear program.... Read More October 2016-The men are sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined$ 4.8 million, according to Iran's official news channel IRINN.... August 2017-An Iranian appeals court upholds the convictions....

Both were arrested in 2018. Who are the U.S. citizens being held in Iran?... “ We have suffered tremendously and indescribably for eight horrific years and wish only to be reunited again as a family.” The United States and Iran had been negotiating the terms of a prisoner release for months.... Qatar played a significant role in facilitating discussions between the two sides over the detainee release and hosting the talks, said a person familiar with the negotiations....

Evin Prison in Tehran in January 1987.... Iran remains under numerous U.S. and European sanctions.... Though the money is Iran’s, earned through oil sales, gaining access to it now will likely irk Republicans and other hard-liners on Iran....