Trump administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians, court documents show

Single source · Washington, United States · 2026-11-05 17:33 UTC

Unsealed court documents, as reported by AP, show the Trump administration held secret talks with Iran during the war on deporting Iranians, with contacts as recently as mid-October. Relays of the AP report add that a deportation flight went through Pakistan and that some documents envisaged removal to a third country.

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Sources

• Pioneer Press, 2026-11-05 17:33 UTC
• WTOP News, 2026-11-05 17:36 UTC
• Ottumwa Courier, 2026-11-05 17:52 UTC
• @alhadath_brk (Telegram), 2026-11-05 18:28 UTC
• @Faytuks_Network (Telegram), 2026-11-05 18:50 UTC
• @TPOnow (Telegram), 2026-11-05 18:50 UTC
• @clashreport (Telegram), 2026-11-05 18:53 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-11-05 19:03 UTC
• @wfwitness (Telegram), 2026-11-05 19:35 UTC
• @clashreport (Telegram), 2026-11-05 20:40 UTC

Changes

• 2026-11-05 17:45 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-05 17:49 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-11-05 17:33 UTC; last updated 2026-11-05 20:44 UTC.

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