US in talks with Iran over detained Americans

'Utter outrage': White House says US in talks with Iran over detained Americans

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/21/us-iran-talks-detention-americans

 

Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on Sunday the US had begun to communicate with Iran over the detention of American citizens, calling the matter a “complete and utter outrage”.

Iran has arrested dozens of dual nationals, including several Americans, in recent years, mostly on espionage charges. Human rights activists accuse Tehran of trying to use the detentions to win concessions from other countries, a charge it dismisses.

Sullivan told CBS’s Face the Nation it was a “significant priority” to get those Americans “safely back home”.