The US State Department released a statement on May 15 and condemned detainment of a number of Iranian Baha’is by the clerical regime, who were arrested on Wednesday, May 14, and asked for releasing of the detainees and ending harassment of the Baha’is community.

The statement partly reads: We strongly condemn the May 14 arrest of six leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community by Iranian authorities and the continued imprisonment of a seventh leader. This is a clear violation of the Iranian regime’s international commitments and obligations to respect international religious freedom norms. We urge the authorities to release all Baha’is currently in detention and cease their ongoing harassment of the Iranian Baha’i community.
According to the received reports the detainees have been transferred to Evin Prison.