Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cecilia Sala, left, an Italian journalist who was detained on Dec. 19 as she was reporting in Iran, is ...

Italian commentators had speculated that Iran was holding Sala as a bargaining ... He remains in detention in Italy. Their fates turned into a diplomatic tangle as each country's foreign ...

The US Justice Department had charged Abedini and Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, with conspiring to export the drone technology from the US to Iran. Italy’s Justice Minister Carlo Nordio on Sunday ...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has told how Elon Musk played a pivotal role in her release from an Iranian detention center.

By Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was arrested last month in Iran while on a reporting trip, was released on Wednesday and is now back in Italy ...

ROME — An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks was freed Wednesday and returned home, after her fate had become intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer arrested in Italy and ...

Bazghandi and the others indicted remain in Iran, beyond the reach of U.S. authorities ... Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Italy's digital information watchdog called for the government to block DeepSeek ...

The saga was particularly complicated for Italy, which is a historic ally of Washington but maintains traditionally good relations with Tehran. U.S. prisoners freed in swap with Iran arrive in Qatar ...

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Foreign Ministry and judiciary have confirmed that Iranian national Mohammad Abedini, who was arrested in Italy at the behest of the United States, has been released.

The request to revoke the man’s arrest came only days after Iran released an Italian journalist. Iranian state news said the man was now in Tehran, but Italy has not confirmed that. By Emma ...

“Thanks to intense work on diplomatic and intelligence channels, our compatriot has been released by the Iranian authorities and is returning to Italy ... republic of Iran,” but Italian ...

Iran has denied involvement in last year's attack and had dismissed accusations that it imprisoned Sala to pressure Italy into release Abedini. The Italian government said in a statement that Sala ...