Trump says Iran released American woman held since 2024 in 'gesture of goodwill'

President Donald Trump stated Iran released American citizen Dena Karari, who was detained since December 2024 on espionage charges related to her work with the Children of Mehr Foundation. Karari was held under a coercive exit ban and interrogated by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, with her release described as a 'gesture of goodwill' by Trump amid U.S.-Iran military tensions.