Efforts to free reporter held in Iran 'complicated,' says Italy

In this undated photo released by Chora Media, Italian journalist Cecilia Sala — who was arrested by police in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 19, 2024, according to Italy's foreign ministry — poses in her Rome home to promote her podcast 'Stories.'

Efforts to release Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison in Iran are "complicated," Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Saturday.