The US citizens “should have never been detained in the first place,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson says
The US has received confirmation that five Americans who were"unjustly detained" by Iran have been transferred to house arrest, the White House said on Thursday.
"We will continue to monitor their condition as closely as possible. Of course, we will not rest until they are all back home in the United States," she said in a statement.
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