Iran judiciary denies Trump statement that American prisoner was freed

Iran’s judiciary says no American prisoner has been released or exchanged from its prisons, Iranian state media reports, after US President Donald Trump said a US citizen detained during the Biden administration in 2024 was freed.

The judiciary says checks show no convicted American prisoner, person accused of spying for the United States matching Trump’s description, or any other American detainee has been released from Iranian prisons or exchanged.

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