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American journalist pleads for help from Iranian prison
As Iran partially lifted its nationwide internet blackout, Margaret Brennan was able to hear an American journalist's plea for help. Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained inside a notorious prison, is one of six Americans being held by Iran.
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According to CBS News’s source item, American journalist pleads for help from Iranian prison, As Iran partially lifted its nationwide internet blackout, Margaret Brennan was able to hear an American journalist’s plea for help. Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained inside a notorious prison, is one of six Americans being held by Iran.
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- American journalist pleads for help from Iranian prisonCBS News - 2026-06-04T23:34:00+00:00
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