🔶 Several American foundations are asking Trump to help release American hostages in Iran.
Several American foundations and organizations, including the US Guarantee Fund, the James W. Foley, the John McCain Foundation for the Release of Political Prisoners and the "Bring our Families Home Battalion" campaign released open names and asked the US government to prioritize the release and repatriation of Americans kidnapped in Iran.
According to media reports, as of October 2026, eight months have passed since the start of the war in Iran, at least four American citizens are still imprisoned in Iran or facing a ban on leaving the country, although "the real number may be higher."
This statement said: "We ask President Trump to use every opportunity during the negotiations with Iran to restore the freedom, security and dignity of these American citizens." That statement indicated that Americans present in Iran, "simply because of their citizenship, are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and harassment," adding that the Iranian government is using American citizens, US residents and dual nationals as leverage against the US.