President Donald Trump signs an executive order Monday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night, Trump said Iran released a U.S. citizen who'd been detained in the country since December 2024. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo
July 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that Iran has freed a U.S. citizen detained in the country since 2024 as a "gesture of goodwill."
In a social media post, Trump said Iran wrongfully detained the woman in December 2024.
"She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition," Trump wrote. He did not identify the woman but said the United States appreciated the gesture.
Lawyer Jared Genser said in a social media post that the woman is Dena Karari, a client of his trapped in Iran on "bogus charges." Genser said Karari is safe and traveling back to the United States. He said her freedom wouldn't have happened without "extraordinary and relentless efforts" by Trump.
