{"id":2630620,"date":"2026-07-16T11:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-iran-has-freed-american-woman-held-captive-since-bidens-term\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:44:16","slug":"trump-announces-iran-has-freed-american-woman-held-captive-since-bidens-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-iran-has-freed-american-woman-held-captive-since-bidens-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces Iran Has Freed American Woman Held Captive Since Biden&#8217;s Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-announces-iran-has-freed-american-woman-held-captive-since-bidens-term%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An American woman, Dena Karari, who had been detained in Iran for over 18 months, was recently released, as announced by former President Donald Trump. Her attorney, Jared Genser, described her release as a \u201cminor miracle,\u201d possibly influenced by her health issues, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-gop-rep-ose-ends-bid-for-calif-gov-after-heart-attack\/\" title=\"Fmr. GOP. Rep. Ose ends bid for Calif. Gov. after heart attack\">recent heart attack<\/a>. Trump credited Iran\u2019s gesture of goodwill for her release, stating she is now safe and in good condition, and expressed thankfulness for this act. Karari was detained after visiting her family in iran and faced multiple interrogations. She operated a non-profit association supporting impoverished children in Iran. Although her passports were returned months earlier, she was still prevented from leaving Iran until her release. Efforts by teh Trump administration played a key role in securing her freedom, and her lawyer called for Iran to drop charges against others and to release all wrongly imprisoned Americans and political prisoners.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An American woman who has been held in Iran for more than 18 months has been freed, according to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Jared Genser, the attorney for Dena Karari, said it was a \u201cminor miracle\u201d that she was freed during a war, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/15\/politics\/iran-released-american-detained-dena-karari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that her health issues, which included a massive heart attack suffered last week, may have played a role in the 53-year-old\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran has allowed an American Citizen, who was wrongfully detained in December of 2024 under the \u2018presidency\u2019 of Sleepy Joe Biden, to leave the Country,\u201d Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116926450735170990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<p>Genser credited Trump for his client\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am delighted and excited to report that my client U.S. citizen <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DenaKarari?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DenaKarari<\/a>, who had been trapped in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> since December 2024 on bogus charges is now free. This would not have happened but for the extraordinary and relentless efforts of President <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. Dena is now\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Genser (@JaredGenser) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaredGenser\/status\/2077533692076109907?\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am delighted and excited to report that my client U.S. citizen #DenaKarari, who had been trapped in #Iran since December 2024 on bogus charges is now free,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaredGenser\/status\/2077533692076109907?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis would not have happened but for the extraordinary and relentless efforts of President @realDonaldTrump. Dena is now safe and traveling back to the United States,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<p>Genser said that when Karari tried to leave Iran after visiting her family, she was not permitted.<\/p>\n<p>A month later, she was taken into custody and interrogated in what would become the first of multiple interrogations, he said.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrmu8htz000a356rj5xcplga@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Karari operated \u201ca non-profit called the Children of Mehr Foundation, which helped impoverished children in Iran with private donor support,\u201d Genser said.<\/p>\n<p>Genser said in April, passports the Iranian government had seized were returned, but Karari was still not allowed to leave the country.<\/p>\n<p>She tried to leave but was turned back.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrmusewx000l356rnhwivmib@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">When talks with Iran began, Genser said the Trump administration was contacted to raise the issue of her freedom with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect that Dena will have more to say in the coming days, but for now she needs to rest and recuperate,\u201d Genser said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge Iran to drop all the remaining charges against those who worked locally in support of the Children of Mehr Foundation, who are innocent and committed no crimes. 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