Iranian woman Dena Karari after almost two years' detention
US-Iranian citizen Dena Karari has been released from detention in Iran after nearly two years of imprisonment on espionage charges. President Donald Trump described the release as a gesture of goodwill from the Iranian regime.
Why it matters
The release of detained foreign nationals is a key indicator of diplomatic tensions and potential shifts in relations between the US and Iran.
A US-Iranian woman (not pictured) has been released from detention in Iran. ( Reuters: WANA/Majid Asgaripour )
US-Iranian citizen Dena Karari has been freed after almost two years of detention in Iran.
Her lawyer said she was held on "bogus charges" of collaboration with a hostile state and espionage.
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