The United States to send hundreds of Iranians detained for illegal entry to Iran, Tehran says

Tehran, Iran – Iran said on Tuesday that 120 Iranians were detained in the United States for illegally entering the country will return to Iran in the coming days.

The Iranian government television, citing Hasan Noshabadi, Director General of Parliamentary Affairs at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that the majority of these people crossed the United States illegally from Mexico, while some faced other migration issues.

The Trump administration did not recognize any deportation deal with Iran, but US officials told CBS News on Tuesday that it was scheduled to leave the trip less than 200 Iranian deportation from the United States on Monday evening.

The deportation, which represents The non -typical level of cooperation between Washington and TehranIt came months after the talks, according to the New York Times, which was first reported to be the move.

Nosabadi said that the first agent of the Iranians would arrive within a day or two after he stopped in Qatar on the way. The Qatari authorities did not recognize this plan.

In the period before and after the Iran revolution in 1979, a large number of Iranians fled to the United States. In decades that followed, the United States was sympathetic to those looking for asylum or residence after fleeing Iran due to religious, sexual or political persecution.

The United States has previously deported the Iranians, in February, when some were sent to Panama.

Iran has criticized Washington to host Iranian dissidents and others in the past.

It is not exactly clear what has now changed in American policy.

President Trump, since the White House re -entering, has expanded those who live in the United States illegally. Iran mentioned Monday in its context Pay to the ceasefire Israel are To end the war in Gaza, which indicates that there is hope to attract the Islamic Republic to an extensive agreement between Israel and some of its Arab neighbors.

He speaks alongside the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Trump suggested the possible expansion Abraham Accords, Agreement 2020 Help the mediator, which led to diplomatic relations between Israel and the two Gulf states, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Trump said that the future expansion could include Iran, whose Islamic regime was opposed to Israel, supports Hamas, Hezbollah, and other opposing factions of Israel.

Nosabadi said that the American authorities had taken a decision to return Iranian citizens to Iran unilaterally, without consultations with Tehran, according to Iran’s government television.

Nicole Sanja and

Camello Monteoyo Galvies

He contributed to this report.