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US citizen detained, held by Iranian regime since 2024 released, Donald Trump announces

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A US citizen detained in Iran since December 2024 has been released, according to an announcement by former US President Donald Trump.
  • Trump stated the release was a gesture of goodwill from Iran and that the woman is safely outside the country.
  • Separately, a British couple serving a 10-year espionage sentence in Iran had one member's sentence extended for speaking to the media.

A US citizen who had been detained in Iran since December 2024 has been released, as announced by former US President Donald Trump via a post on Truth Social.

Trump claimed the release was a gesture of goodwill from Iran and confirmed that the woman is now safely outside the country and in good condition. The US citizen reportedly worked for an American technology company and ran a charity for Iranian children before her arrest on espionage charges in December 2024. Reports from August 2025 indicated she was out of prison but had her passports confiscated.

the woman had been released as a gesture of goodwill on Iran's part, adding that the woman was safely outside the country and in good condition.

— Donald TrumpDonald Trump announced the release of a US citizen detained in Iran.

In a separate development concerning foreign nationals detained in Iran, a British couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are serving 10-year prison sentences on espionage charges they deny, have faced an extension of their sentence. A judge reportedly extended Craig Foreman's sentence by an additional two years for speaking to the media. The couple was arrested in 2025 while traveling through Iran by motorcycle as part of a global journey. Britain has described their original sentences as "totally unjustifiable."

Joe Bennett, Lindsay Foreman's son and the family's spokesperson, confirmed reports that Craig Foreman was informed of the sentence extension by a judge. The circumstances surrounding the initial arrests and the subsequent legal proceedings remain a point of contention, with the British government strongly opposing the espionage charges against the couple.

totally unjustifiable.

— BritainBritain's assessment of the sentences imposed on the Foreman couple.
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