US EditionIran designated as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, Rubio says
The U.S. will impose sanctions, export controls, and travel restrictions on Iran to deter wrongful detention of Americans, including at least two imprisoned citizens, officials said.
- On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, invoking the Executive Order to Protect U.S. Nationals from Wrongful Detention and the Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025.
- Rubio wrote that, 47 years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini endorsed hostage-taking, and Iran has a long pattern of detaining foreigners for leverage.
- Rubio warned the U.S. may consider additional measures, including a potential geographic travel restriction on the use of U.S. passports, and urged Americans in Iran to leave immediately.
- Rubio added that `We encourage it to do so,` while President Donald Trump said he was disappointed with negotiations and warned `sometimes you have to use force`.
- Positioning this legally, Rubio said, `the move could change diplomatic leverage and travel` as tensions mount and Iran's nuclear talks occurred on Thursday.
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The U.S. government has classified Iran as a "state that conducts illegal detentions."
US Designates Iran as State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention
Iran was designated as a state sponsor of wrongful detention on Feb. 27, according to a statement by the State Department. “For decades, Iran has continued to cruelly detain innocent Americans, as well as citizens of other nations, to use as political leverage against other states,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in a statement on Friday. “This abhorrent practice must end.” Rubio warned that if Iran does not stop detaining Americans abroad…
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN. The Trump administration formally designated Iran on Friday as a wrongful detention state, the latest move to increase pressure on and penalize Iran for its history of imprisoning U.S. citizens. It is the first such designation under an executive order signed last September intended to deter countries from unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens and encourage them to release wrongful detainees in their custody. The announcem…
Trump administration designates Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention
The Trump administration on Friday formally designated Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, the latest move to ratchet up pressure and penalize Iran for its history of imprisoning US citizens.
In the midst of sensitive nuclear negotiations, the US is making new accusations against Iran. Washington is branding Tehran as a state that holds foreigners as a political means of pressure.The US government is now officially calling Iran a "state sponsor of Wrongful Detention".In an X-post, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio accused Tehran of holding innocent foreigners – including Americans – as a political means of pressure for decades.This "abomi…
Rubio designates Iran state sponsor of wrongful detention, urges Americans to leave
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Iran a state sponsor of wrongful detention, accusing Tehran of hostage diplomacy and demanding the release of Americans unjustly held in the country.
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