A 70-year-old Jewish New Yorker is reportedly among four US citizens who are being held in custody in Iran.

The four prisoners all traveled to Iran to visit family, The New York Times reported Saturday, citing rights groups. It added that families of three of the US citizens requested that their relatives remain anonymous over fears their prison conditions could be worsened.

The 70-year-old Jewish man and another American were arrested after Israel began its aerial campaign against Iran in June, the Human Rights Activists News Agency and Hengaw rights groups were quoted as saying.

The man, who owns a jewelry business, is being interrogated over a trip to Israel, the report said. It was unclear when the trip to Israel took place.

Earlier this week, the Kan public broadcaster reported that two American nationals were among at least 35 Jews who were detained in Iran following the war on suspicion of spying for Israel, five........

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