Could Iran and its proxies once again use hostages as leverage in standoff with the US?

article author: Jonathan Gornall Author: Thu, 2026-04-30 22: 15 LONDON: Shelly Kittleson, the award-winning US freelance journalist kidnapped in Iraq at the end of March and released on April 7, is one of the lucky ones. In a first-person account, published in The Atlantic on April 23, Kittleson revealed the details of the week-long ordeal she had suffered at the hands of members of the Iran-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah. Main category: Middle-East Tags: War in Iran Editor’s Choice Iranian proxy militias Kataib Hezbollah Special

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