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Lawyer for American detained in Iran says hostage deal is ‘easiest problem on the table’ for both sides
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The matter of American hostages wrongfully detained in Iran could be resolved during negotiations between Tehran and Washington as both sides navigate a fragile ceasefire amid attempts to end the conflict, one expert said.
Ryan Fayhee, a lawyer for Abdolreza «Reza» Valizadeh, 49, who has been detained by Iran for more than a year, stressed the urgency of a diplomatic solution to secure his client’s release as pressure on Iran remains high during the war against the United States and Israel.
«It is my job as Reza’s lawyer to make sure that it doesn’t get lost,» Fayhee told Fox News Digital. «While I have high confidence that this is part of the negotiations, even though the administration hasn’t stated so publicly… it is officially my job to make sure it remains part of those conversations. And equally so — and this is the bigger challenge, because obviously, I don’t have full control — it’s my job to make sure Reza is safe and alive to allow for those negotiations to take place that ideally will secure his release.»
Iran is currently holding six Americans, though only two have been publicly identified: Valizadeh and 61-year-old Kamran Hekmati. Both hold dual Iranian and American citizenship and were being held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison.
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In recent days, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have issued warnings on social media for residents living near the prison to evacuate the area amid continuing airstrikes.
«Despite Reza and Kamran Hekmati both being American citizens, the Iranians don’t recognize their American citizenship,» Fayhee said. «For that reason, they don’t receive traditional consular services. And even if they did, we don’t have an embassy there.»
In February, the State Department designated Iran a «State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention» for arbitrarily arresting Americans to use as bargaining chips in future negotiations.
«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 said at the time. «This abhorrent practice must end.»
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A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran Oct. 17, 2022. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
The designation adds extra layers of isolating tools, such as sanctions and travel restrictions, Fayhee noted.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department and the White House, which has called on Iran to release every American being detained.
«President Trump has been clear that he wants every American wrongfully detained to be returned home safe and sound, and that there will be dire consequences for regimes who treat Americans as political pawns,» a White House spokesperson told The Associated Press.
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Islamabad is set to host peace talks between Iran and the U.S. on April 10. (Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images)
A second round of talks between Tehran and Washington has stalled as a clear path to a diplomatic resolution of the seven-week war remains uncertain. On Monday, President Donald Trump said he was under no pressure to make a deal with Iran, «although, it will all happen, relatively quickly!» he wrote on Truth Social.
Valizadeh was arrested in September 2024 during a visit to see family and was sentenced after being convicted of working with a «hostile government.» As a journalist, he previously reported on the 2009 pro-democracy protests in Iran and the regime’s heavy-handed response. As a result, he was exiled and began working for Radio Farda, the Iranian branch of the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Securing a deal to free any Americans being held in Iran could prove difficult given Tehran’s proclivity for deception, Roger Carstens, the former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, previously told Fox News.
«Strangely, the Russians, the Chinese, the Taliban, and the Venezuelans — when you start getting into hostage discussions, they tell the truth, and they stick to what they promise. You can do a handshake deal with the Taliban, and they’re going to follow through,» Carstens said. «The Iranians? Absolutely not.»
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However, Fayhee, who also served as the lawyer for Paul Rusesabagina — the hotelier portrayed in the 2004 film «Hotel Rwanda» — said he maintains hope for Valizadeh’s release. He noted that Iran is increasingly isolated following its missile strikes on its Arab neighbors and the opposition it faces from Western powers.
«It is the easiest problem on the table to solve, and both sides should acknowledge that,» Fayhee said. «Both sides should focus on it because clearly they’re trying to build a relationship of trust in these negotiations, and this is the surest way to do that.»
«The easiest thing Iran can do to show they’re genuinely interested in backing themselves out of this corner is to release these Americans,» he added. «It is low-hanging fruit.»
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El presidente de Irán viaja a Pakistán para coordinar la agenda diplomática tras el acuerdo alcanzado con Estados Unidos
El presidente iraní, Masud Pezeshkian, visitará este martes Pakistán para mantener reuniones con las principales autoridades del país y abordar los compromisos diplomáticos derivados del memorando de entendimiento firmado recientemente entre Irán y Estados Unidos para el cese de hostilidades en Medio Oriente.
Pezeshkian llegará a Islamabad acompañado por una delegación de alto nivel integrada por ministros y otros funcionarios iraníes, en una visita que realizará por invitación del primer ministro paquistaní, Shehbaz Sharif, según informó el Ministerio de Exteriores de Pakistán.
Durante su estancia, el mandatario iraní se reunirá con el presidente de Pakistán, Asif Ali Zardari; con Sharif; con el presidente del Senado; con el titular de la Asamblea Nacional; y con el ministro de Exteriores, Ishaq Dar, quien desempeñó un papel central en las negociaciones entre Teherán y Washington.
La Cancillería paquistaní señaló que durante los encuentros “ambas partes (…) explorarán nuevas vías para profundizar la cooperación en diversos sectores, como el comercio, la energía, la seguridad fronteriza, los intercambios entre personas y la conectividad regional”.
El Ministerio de Exteriores indicó además que la visita de Pezeshkian, la segunda que realiza a Pakistán desde su llegada a la Presidencia iraní en julio de 2024, “brindará una importante oportunidad para abordar los compromisos diplomáticos en curso tras la firma del Memorando de Entendimiento de Islamabad, así como los acontecimientos regionales e internacionales de interés mutuo”.
Pakistán actuó como mediador en los contactos entre Irán y Estados Unidos que culminaron con la firma del memorando de entendimiento destinado a poner fin a las hostilidades en la región.
En paralelo, el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, iniciará este martes una gira de tres días por Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Kuwait y Baréin para presentar a los aliados del Golfo el memorando de entendimiento que Washington firmó la semana pasada con Teherán.
El portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Tommy Pigott, informó que Rubio permanecerá en esos tres países entre el 23 y el 25 de junio. Según el comunicado oficial, durante la visita “abordará diversas prioridades regionales, entre ellas el memorando de entendimiento con Irán, los esfuerzos para garantizar el tránsito seguro y libre por el estrecho de Ormuz y la importancia de la paz y la estabilidad en la región”.
En Baréin, el jefe de la diplomacia estadounidense participará además en una reunión del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo (CCG), integrado también por Arabia Saudita, Catar y Omán.
El memorando fue firmado el miércoles pasado por el presidente Donald Trump en el Palacio de Versalles, durante una visita oficial a Emmanuel Macron. El documento establece un plazo de 60 días para negociar un tratado de paz definitivo que incluya el programa nuclear iraní.
Aunque los países del CCG respaldaron en términos generales los esfuerzos para poner fin al conflicto, dos aspectos del acuerdo generan preocupación en la región: la creación de un fondo de reconstrucción para Irán por USD 300.000 millones y la falta de referencias al desmantelamiento del programa de misiles balísticos iraní.
Los gobiernos del Golfo consideran que esos recursos podrían destinarse a la reconstrucción de capacidades militares iraníes y al financiamiento de grupos aliados en la región. Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Arabia Saudita, Kuwait, Baréin y Catar, países que albergan bases militares estadounidenses, sufrieron ataques con misiles y drones atribuidos a Irán en los últimos meses. Cualquier modificación en el esquema de seguridad regional tendría consecuencias directas para la estrategia militar de Washington en Medio Oriente.
La gira de Rubio coincide con una intensa agenda diplomática vinculada al acuerdo. Durante el fin de semana, el vicepresidente J. D. Vance encabezó en Suiza una ronda de conversaciones con mediadores cataríes y paquistaníes para avanzar en los aspectos técnicos del pacto. La primera etapa de las negociaciones concluyó el lunes y las discusiones continuarán durante esta semana.
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Por qué Donald Trump no apareció en ningún partido del Mundial 2026: temor a los abucheos, cánticos sexuales y dudas de su presencia en la final
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When it comes to the U.S. food supply, more voters prioritize protecting public health than lowering food prices, according to the latest Fox News Poll.
The survey, released Monday, also finds broad voter support for key elements of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, even as they give Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. negative job ratings.
By a 16-point margin, voters prefer safeguarding public health (58%) more than lowering food prices (42%).
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That view crosses party lines, with majorities of Democrats (57%), Republicans (58%), and independents (62%) prioritizing health and well-being.
MAHA was popularized by Kennedy during his 2024 presidential campaign and evolved into a national health-policy movement after he ended his bid and endorsed President Trump. Some of its goals include improving nutrition, eliminating harmful additives, and enhancing children’s health.
Roughly 9 in 10 voters say it is extremely or very important for the government to focus on improving food safety (89% important), lowering food costs (88%), and expanding access to healthy foods (85%). About 8 in 10 consider limiting harmful additives (83% important) and increasing transparency in food labeling (81%) important. About 6 in 10 place the same emphasis on reducing vaping and nicotine use (63% important) or limiting screen time for children under age 16 (60%).
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Support for new food regulations is prevalent. More than 9 in 10 voters favor requiring clearer food labeling (91%), and almost as many (87%) support banning food additives that other countries have restricted because of health concerns.
Smaller majorities support banning flavored nicotine products, including vapes and nicotine pouches (65% favor) and prohibiting children under 16 from using social media platforms (60%).
Eliminating vaccine requirements is less popular, as fewer than 4 in 10 are in favor (36%) – although that number is up 10 points since December.
Most policies enjoy widespread support across key demographics, except on vaccines where differences emerge.
More Republicans (45%) than Democrats (25%) favor eliminating vaccine requirements in public schools by a 20-point margin (the only proposal where fewer than half of each group favor it), and more MAGA (53%) than non-MAGA Republicans (32%) support eliminating vaccines by 21 points.
Men, Black voters, and voters under age 30 are more likely to favor eliminating vaccine requirements than women, White voters, and voters 65 and up.
«If I were advising Republicans in state and local races in 2026, I would tell them to embrace key policy elements from the MAHA agenda,» says Republican pollster Daron Shaw who helps conduct the Fox News Poll alongside Democratic counterpart Chris Anderson. «Protecting Americans, especially children, from bad food, bad drugs, and bad apps is extremely popular, particularly with groups Republicans have struggled with lately.»
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Despite support for many MAHA priorities, Kennedy’s job rating remains underwater: 45% approve of his performance, while 54% disapprove. Those numbers are largely unchanged since last September.
About 9 in 10 MAGA Republicans (88%) approve of Kennedy, compared to 6 in 10 non-MAGA Republicans (58%).
Fathers (54% approve) and voters under 30 (51%) also boost Kennedy’s ratings, with more than half approving of his job performance, higher than mothers (43% approve), non-parents (44%), and voters 65 and over (39%).
A closer look at parents
Mothers and fathers differ in food-policy priorities. More moms prioritize keeping food costs low by 2 points, while dads favor protecting public health by 16 points.
Although parents and non-parents generally align on many MAHA-related issues, more dads than moms say it is important for the government to reduce screen time for children under 16 (68% vs. 47% important) and support banning children from social media platforms (67% vs. 59% favor).
Dads are also more likely than moms to favor eliminating vaccine requirements (52% vs. 33% favor), and more parents support eliminating them than non-parents (42% vs. 34% favor).
The generational divide
Voters under age 30 favor prioritizing public health more than lower food costs by 8 points, but that gap widens to 44 points among voters 65 and over.
On screen time, voters under 30 support banning children under 16 from social media by just 2 points, while that margin expands to 24 points among voters 65 and over.
When it comes to vaccines, young voters oppose eliminating them by 10 points, compared to a large 57-point opposition among those 65 and up.
Conducted June 12-15, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,002 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (101) and cellphones (644) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (257). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.
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