Iranian Regime releases US resident after years of imprisonment

19/05/2026

WASHINGTON, May 19: A US resident who had been held in Iran for more than a decade has returned home after his release from detention, advocacy group Hostage Aid Worldwide said on Tuesday.

Shahab Dalili, who had been detained in Iran since 2016, was freed and reunited with his family following what the organisation described as a long journey from Evin Prison to Yerevan and then to Washington, DC. The group confirmed his return in a statement, calling it the end of more than a decade of “wrongful detention” and expressing relief at his safe arrival home. It also urged support for his reintegration into normal life after years in custody.