US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the release of journalist Shelly Kittleson by the Kataib Hezbollah militia in Baghdad.The forty-nine-year-old freelance reporter was released after a prisoner swap involving at least six militia members held by Iraq.Kittleson was abducted on March 31 near the Palestine Hotel while reporting on the impact of regional conflicts for Al-Monitor.Outgoing Prime Minister
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani facilitated the deal as President
Donald Trump issued new threats to Iran.