Iran said 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days120 Iranians detained in US for entering country illegally to be returned to Iran, state TV saysTEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Tuesday that 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering in the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days. As many as 400 Iranians would be returning to Iran as part of the deal with the U.S., Iranian state television said, citing Hossein Noushabadi, director-general for parliamentary affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry. He said the majority of those people had crossed into the U.S. from Mexico illegally, while some faced other immigration issues. Authorities in Qatar have not acknowledged thatIn the lead up to and after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, a large number of Iranians fled to the United States. However, U.S. President Donald Trump since reentering the White House has cracked down on those living in the U.S. illegally.