Secretary Pompeo calls for release of US citizens detained in Iran

YEREVAN, MARCH 11, ARMENPRESS. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeocalled on Iran to release the US citizens who are currently detained, reports CNN.

“Reports that COVID-19 has spread to Iranian prisons are deeply troubling and demand nothing less than the full and immediate release of all American citizens”, Pompeo said.

“Our response will be decisive”, Pompeo warned in a statement.

At least four Americans are imprisoned inIran, which has had more than 8,000 coronavirus casesand nearly 300 deaths.

Courts across Iran have granted eligible inmates furlough as part of the measures to contain coronavirus in the country.

Pompeo said thefurlough of tens of thousands of prisonersdemonstrated Iran's “ability to grant clemency and show mercy”.