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Reed’s release from Russia raises optimism for Iran-US exchange

Following the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed from Russia, Americans with family members wrongfully detained by Iran are ramping up their pressure on the Biden administration to cut a deal with Tehran.
Families of wrongfully detained Americans hold a demonstration on May 4, 2022, in Washington, DC.

Trevor Reed’s release from Russian detention has offered renewed hope to the families of US citizens held in Iran, who on Wednesday joined forces to urge President Joe Biden to get personally involved in bringing their loved ones home.

Gathered outside the White House on Wednesday afternoon were the relatives of roughly a dozen Americans who are wrongfully detained or held hostage by foreign governments such as Iran, Russia and Venezuela.  

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