Italy’s government has summoned the Iranian ambassador in Rome to demand the immediate release of Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained in Iran. Sala, arrested on December 19, 2024, is held in solitary confinement and accused of violating Iran’s media laws. Italian officials and the EU’s foreign affairs representative have called for her release, citing poor detention conditions. There are speculations linking her arrest to political tensions regarding an Iranian arms dealer detained in Italy shortly before Sala’s imprisonment.