Americans Detained in Iran

Families of U.S. detainees say their loved ones face unprecedented danger as the Iran war widens and Israeli airstrikes have hit near Tehran’s Evin Prison; the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation says six Americans are detained in Iran, including Kamran Hekmati, 61, who has bladder cancer, and journalist Abdolreza “Reza” Valizadeh, while Israel’s military warned nearby residents to evacuate and families report bombs have blown out prison windows. Former detainee Siamak Namazi called the situation “about as terrifying a moment as it gets,” and White House spokesperson Anna Kelly invoked former President Trump’s pledge of “dire consequences for regimes who treat Americans as political pawns,” as officials and families warn that missile and drone exchanges raise risks of miscalculation or direct hits on detention sites.