U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks to the media after a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the State Department in Washington July 16, 2015. Reuters/Yuri Gripas
Reuters: Kerry: 'very, very hopeful' Iran will release detained Americans
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he raised the topic of detained Americans at every meeting he held with Iranians during the final weeks of nuclear negotiations and said he is hopeful Tehran would release them.
The Obama administration has faced criticism for not securing the Americans' release as part of the landmark deal reached on Tuesday in Vienna to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
There are three Americans known to be detained by Iran.
In an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Kerry defended his team's efforts to get them freed, including during the final round of negotiations that began on June 27.
Update: Kerry: Captive Americans raised at all meetings with Iran -- AP
WNU Editor: Iran made sure that they got their officials taken off the U.S. sanctions list .... Top Iranian General Accused Of Killing Hundreds Of Americans Will Benefit From Yesterday's Iranian Nuclear Deal .... but I guess for the U.S. administration these hostages were only important to bring up .... but not important enough to push hard in making sure that they were released.
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