Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Third Batch of Iranians Deported by US Returns Home
A group of Iranians who were asked to leave the United States have returned home.
They flew back through Cairo and Kuwait and landed at a big airport in Tehran.
This is the third group of people being sent back from the US.
There are more people who will return in the coming weeks.
The news comes at a time when the US and Iran are not getting along well.
The total number of people in this group is not clear, but 14 arrived today.
They had been under pressure to leave the US for two months.
A third group of Iranians deported from the US has returned home.
14 people arrived at Imam Khomeini International Airport via Cairo and Kuwait.
More deportees are expected to return in the coming weeks.
The deportations come amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran.
The total number of deportees in this batch is not specified.
- Who
- Iranians deported from the United States
- What
- Return to Iran
- When
- January 26, 2024
- Where
- Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran
- Why
- Deported from the US amid heightened tensions
- Number of deportees in this batch
- 14
- Route taken
- Via Cairo and Kuwait
- Airport of arrival
- Imam Khomeini International Airport
- Source of information
- Tasnim news agency
- Context of deportation
- Heightened tensions between US and Iran