President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Wednesday that Iran had permitted an American citizen detained since December 2024 to leave the country, calling the release a goodwill gesture. Human rights attorney Jared Genser identified the individual as Dena Karari, his client, stating she was never physically jailed but faced a coercive travel ban and repeated interrogations by Iran’s intelligence ministry over her work with a charity aiding impoverished children. Trump’s post comes as his administration launched strikes against Iran this week. At least five other U.S. citizens remain held in Iran and have been designated wrongfully detained by the State Department.