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, the United States will consider additional measures, which could include a potential geographic travel restriction on the use of U.S. passports to, through, or from Iran.
“The Iranian regime must stop taking hostages and release all Americans unjustly detained in Iran, steps that could end this designation and associated actions,” Rubio added….
US Designates Iran as State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention
