Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Sunday, July 16, 2017
US calls on Iran to immediately release detained Americans
The US calls on Iran to immediately release American citizens and other foreigners detained on “fabricated” national security charges.
A State Department official issues the statement after an Iranian spokesman said an unidentified US citizen had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for alleged “infiltration” of the country.
“We call for the immediate release of all US citizens unjustly detained in Iran so they can return to their families,” the official says, without making specific reference to a person.
— AFP
