Iran

On Nov. 4, 1979, Rodney Sickmann became one of 66 American hostages captured by Iranian revolutionaries.

Kamran Hekmati, 70, was sentenced because Iranians are not permitted to visit Israel under Iranian law.

Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days.

The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation has recorded at least five U.S. nationals are wrongfully detained in Iran but is concerned there could be more.

Since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979–81, the Islamic Republic has transformed hostage-taking into a tool of statecraft, a source of revenue, and a means…

In the aftermath of the 12-day war with Israel and the United States, Iran is once again targeting Americans.

Emad Shargi was imprisoned in Iran for more than five years and was among five Americans freed in September 2023.