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US-Iranian journalist detained in Iran, US citizen held amid escalating tensions in the region
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Iranian-American Reza Valizadeh, who previously worked for a US government-funded broadcaster, has been detained by Iranian authorities for months. The detention occurred around the 45th anniversary of the US embassy takeover and hostage crisis, with Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, having previously threatened Israel and the US.
The resistance front and Iran will equip itself with whatever necessary to confront and defeat the enemy.
Iran routinely imprisons U.S. citizens and other countries' citizens unjustly for political purposes. This practice is cruel and contrary to international law.
We are working with our Swiss partners who serve as the protecting power for the United States in Iran to gather more information about this case.
I arrived in Tehran on March 6, 2024. Before that, I had unfinished negotiations with the [Revolutionary Guard's] intelligence department.
Eventually I came back to my country after 13 years without any security guarantee, even a verbal one.
sources
- 1.France 24
- 2.South China Morning Post
- 3.The Guardian
- 4.Associated Press
- 5.Radio Farda
- 6.Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- 7.Voice of America
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Iran Foreign Policy
- 3.Authoritarianism
- 4.Iranian politics
- 5.Freedom of the press
- 6.Israel-Iran Conflict
countries
- 1.Switzerland
- 2.Israel
- 3.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 4.Korea, Republic of
- 5.Lebanon
- 6.Palestine, State of
- 7.United States
organizations
- 1.U.S. Agency for Global Media
- 2.US State Department
- 3.Hamas
- 4.Hezbollah
- 5.US Embassy
- 6.Iranian Revolutionary Guards
- 7.Human Rights Activists News Agency
- 8.Revolutionary Court
- 9.United Nations
persons
- 1.Reza Valizadeh
- 2.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- 3.Benjamin Netanyahu
- 4.Hassan Nasrallah
- 5.Hossein Salami
- 6.Yahwa Sinwar