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U.S. says Iranian-American journalist held in Iran as tensions grow after Israeli attack on country

Iran detains Reza Valizadeh, who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster and also Tehran threatens retaliation

“An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to be detained by Iran for months now,” authorities said Sunday November 3, 2024  further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the country.

The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to The Associated Press by the U.S. State Department, came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover and hostage crisis on Sunday November 3, 2024.

 It also followed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatening both the day before with “a crushing response” as long-range B-52 bombers reached the  Middle  East in an attempt to deter Tehran.

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