U.S. to Return 120 Iranians Detained
Iran announced that 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegal entry will be flown back to Iran in the coming days, and Iranian state media said as many as 400 returnees could be covered under the arrangement. Two U.S. officials told CBS News that a deportation flight carrying fewer than 200 Iranian nationals had been scheduled to depart the U.S. on Monday night with a planned stopover in Qatar; the Trump administration has not publicly confirmed any deal.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Iranian official Hossein Noushabadi told state television 120 detainees will be returned and said up to 400 could eventually be repatriated.
- Two U.S. officials told CBS News a flight with fewer than 200 Iranian deportees was scheduled to depart the United States on Monday night; Iran said the first planeload would stop in Qatar before reaching Tehran.
- The move follows months of reported talks (first reported by the New York Times) and would represent an atypical level of operational cooperation between Washington and Tehran; U.S. officials and Qatari authorities had not publicly acknowledged the arrangement at time of reporting.