Breaking source report
Listen to journalist Reza Valizadeh's voice memo from Iran's Evin Prison here
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Listen to journalist Reza Valizadeh’s voice memo from Iran’s Evin Prison here, CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran’s Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
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- Listen to journalist Reza Valizadeh's voice memo from Iran's Evin Prison hereCBS News - 2026-06-05T04:17:14+00:00
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