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

The head of Italy's foreign intelligence service, Giovanni Caravelli, is said to have travelled to Tehran personally to bring Sala back to Italy. Her father Renato Sala told Ansa he was proud of her and praised the government for an "exceptional job". He said he had had the impression that the situation had turned into a "game of chess, but with more than two players". Renato Sala also thanked Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pointing out they had lived near each other for 12 years and had become friends.