Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns to Rome following weeks of imprisonment in Iran

He was arrested on a US warrant and one official told Italian media that Sala was being used as "political leverage". It is unclear what led to Iran freeing her, however the news was broken in a statement from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who cited "intense work through diplomatic and intelligence channels". Meloni met US president-elect Donald Trump at the weekend, when the journalist's detention is thought to have been discussed.