The deportation flights came after negotiations between Tehran and Washington, which have no formal diplomatic relations.

Iranian officials say a second flight carrying deported Iranians has left the United States. Washington reportedly plans to send hundreds back to Iran.

By bnm Gulf bureau Fifty-five Iranian nationals have been deported from the United States and returned to Iran, the foreign ministry's consular director general announced on December 7. Mojtaba Shasti Karimi claimed the individuals had expressed willingness to return to Iran in recent months due to what he described as continued anti-immigration

Tehran says there is "no greater honor than seeing…superpowers kneel before an Iranian drone," as the U.S. deploys copied drones.

The Trump administration is preparing to deport dozens of Iranian nationals on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in what will be the second flight under a rare agreement between the U.S and Iran. The move comes despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries and has sparked alarm among human rights advocates.

“U.S. citizens in Iran face serious dangers including terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, arbitrary arrest, and wrongful detention. Some U.S. nationals have been held for years on false charges, subjected to torture, and even sentenced to death,” the warning from the United States read.

Fifty-five Iranians deported from the United States will return to their home country in the coming days, Iran's foreign ministry said on Sunday, in the second such deportation under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.

Leaders in the nation’s soccer federations publicly rebuked the idea of playing the match June 26 at Seattle Stadium.