120 Iranians detained in US for entering country illegally to be returned to Iran, state TV says

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday that 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days.

As many as 400 Iranians would be returning to Iran as part of the deal with the U.S., Iranian state television said, citing Hossein Noushabadi, the director-general for parliamentary affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry.

The report said the first planeload of Iranians would arrive in one or two days.

The U.S. has not acknowledged striking a deportation deal with Iran.

The New York Times first reported the deportations.