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Evin Journalist Seeks US Medical Aid, Excluded From Cease-Fire Talks

6/5/2026

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A voice memo from Evin Prison records journalist Reza Valizadeh asking the United States for medical aid for himself and three other detained Americans.
Valizadeh remains imprisoned, is excluded from U.S.–Iran cease-fire talks, and suffers coughing, back pain and dental problems after an Israeli airstrike on the prison in June.
In May 2025 the State Department labeled him “wrongfully detained” while President Donald Trump’s team advances a two-phase cease-fire and nuclear-negotiation plan.

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A voice memo from Evin Prison records journalist Reza Valizadeh asking the United States for medical aid for himself and three other detained Americans.
Valizadeh remains imprisoned, is excluded from U.S.–Iran cease-fire talks, and suffers coughing, back pain and dental problems after an Israeli airstrike on the prison in June.
In May 2025 the State Department labeled him “wrongfully detained” while President Donald Trump’s team advances a two-phase cease-fire and nuclear-negotiation plan.