Iran’s judiciary said that no American prisoner had been released or exchanged from its prisons, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump said a US citizen detained during the Biden administration in 2024 had been freed.
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The judiciary said checks showed no convicted American prisoner, person accused of spying for the United States matching Trump’s description, or any other American detainee had been released from Iranian prisons or exchanged.
Trump had said Iran had released an American citizen who had been detained since December 2024, allowing her to leave the country.
“She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding: “The United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!”
