Iran hostages: White House began communicating with US hostages over Iran

Iran hostages: White House began communicating with US hostages over Iran

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“We intend to communicate very directly with the Iranians about the total and total outrage – the humanitarian disaster that is the unjust, illegal detention of American citizens in Iran,” Sullivan told CBS News.

“We have started communicating with the Iranians on this issue, yes, and we will continue to do so as we move forward,” he said. “It will be a top priority of this government to get those Americans home safely.”

According to the Foley Foundation, there are at least 43 public hostage or prisoner cases in 11 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Venezuela, Russia, Egypt, Turkey, Rwanda and Saudi Arabia.
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to the loved ones of US hostages, a gesture that gave a promising signal, the families said the Biden government will make the release of their loved ones a priority .
Sullivan also said on Sunday that Tehran had not responded to the European Union’s proposed meeting to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, adding that the ball was in their court.

The Biden government said last week that the US was prepared to sit down for talks with Tehran and other signatories to the nuclear deal in Iran. “The United States will accept an invitation from the High Representative of the European Union to attend a meeting of the P5 + 1 and Iran to discuss a diplomatic way forward on Iran’s nuclear program,” Ned Price said in a statement. a statement said.

The P5 + 1 refers to the permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – and Germany.

CNN’s Jennifer Hansler, Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood contributed to this report.

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