TALKS HELD WITH IRAN OVER DETAINEES

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday the united States had begun to communicate with Iran over the country’s detention of American citizens, calling the matter a “complete and utter outrage.”

Iran has arrested dozens of dual nationals, including several Americans, in recent years, mostly on espionage charges. rights activists accuse the country of trying to use the detentions to win concessions from other countries, though Tehran dismisses the charge.

Sullivan told CBS News’ Face the Nation that it was a “significant priority” of President Joe biden’s administration to get those Americans “safely back home.”