2026年4月18日 美国东部时间凌晨4:00 / 福克斯新闻
卡姆兰·赫克马蒂和礼萨·瓦利扎德是在伊朗被非法扣押的六名美国人中的两位
作者：珍妮弗·格里芬、伊莱恩·马伦
前谈判代表警告：与伊朗进行人质交换谈判存在风险，“你绝对不能相信伊朗人”
六名美国人在伊朗被作为人质扣押，其释放或将成为谈判的一部分。（图片来源：珍妮弗·格里芬/福克斯新闻）
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特朗普和拜登首届政府时期的前首席人质谈判代表警告称，伊朗谈判者比俄罗斯、中国甚至塔利班都更强硬，并指出仍有多名美国人被非法关押在伊朗，任何和平谈判都应将他们的释放纳入议题。
美国前总统人质事务特别代表罗杰·卡斯滕斯在接受福克斯新闻采访时表示，有六名美国公民被关押在伊朗监狱中——他们此前都曾被关押在德黑兰的埃文监狱，该监狱以严苛的关押条件著称。他称，伊朗很可能会将美国人质作为“甜头”，以确保谈判朝着“符合伊朗利益的方向”推进，而美国正寻求达成核协议以及永久停火。
“奇怪的是，俄罗斯人、中国人、塔利班、委内瑞拉人，当你开始与人质相关的讨论时，他们会说实话，也会信守承诺。你可以和塔利班握手达成协议，他们会贯彻到底，”卡斯滕斯说，“伊朗人则绝对不会。”
尽管卡斯滕斯仍对美国谈判代表能够确保六名美国人获释抱有信心，但他表示，伊朗与他曾打交道过的其他任何外国政府都不同，绝对不可信任。
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他表示，伊朗这类谈判者很可能会在最后一刻搞“突然袭击”。
“直到最后一秒你都不能相信伊朗人，”卡斯滕斯说，“如果你要在日内瓦甚至德黑兰降落飞机接回美国人质，你最好带着写字板在现场确认，登上飞机的正是你谈判商定的那些人。”
其中两名美国人质的身份已公开：61岁的卡姆兰·赫克马蒂和49岁的礼萨·瓦利扎德。
一名驾车者途经德黑兰街头悬挂的横幅，横幅上印有伊朗已故最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊及其儿子穆赫塔巴·哈梅内伊的画像，拍摄于2026年4月15日。（法新社/盖蒂图片社）
赫克马蒂是犹太裔美国人，同时拥有伊朗国籍。他在11个月前因被指控并定罪在过去10年间访问以色列而入狱。
和赫克马蒂一样，瓦利扎德拥有伊朗和美国双重国籍。他曾就职于美国资助的自由欧洲电台/自由电台波斯语分部（Radio Farda），报道伊朗的腐败和选举操纵问题。瓦利扎德于2024年9月回国探亲时被捕，后因被定罪与敌对政府合作而被判刑。
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伊朗德黑兰埃文监狱入口景观，2022年10月17日摄。（马吉德·阿斯加里普尔/WANA 通讯社）
卡斯滕斯认为，在本月早些时候巴基斯坦举行的21小时马拉松和平会谈中，美国和伊朗不太可能就六名美国人的释放问题进行任何讨论。
认识伊朗强硬派议长：曾威胁要焚烧美军——据报道是伊朗谈判的核心人物
“我认为伊朗人会足够明智，确保这些人质身体健康，随时可以拿到谈判桌上，”卡斯滕斯说，“在这些谈判中，我心中的问题不在于他们是否会面临风险或被转移，而在于需要付出什么代价，以及我们美国会如何重视这些人质？”
唐纳德·特朗普总统在其结束伊朗战争的四大目标中并未提及释放美国人质。卡斯滕斯呼吁将人质获释列为第五大目标。
“让我们将此作为正式诉求，当我们参与谈判时，不仅要正式提出要求，还要对自己问责，确保完成任务，”卡斯滕斯说，“好消息是，特朗普在遣返美国人方面有着出色的记录。”
一名白宫高级官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，与伊朗的未来和平谈判正在讨论中，但尚未敲定任何日程。
“特朗普总统一直关心在海外被扣押的美国人，这也是他已经从全球带回100多人——创下纪录——的原因，”白宫发言人安娜·凯利在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中说道。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系美国国务院寻求进一步置评。
珍妮弗·格里芬目前是福克斯新闻频道（FNC）的国家安全通讯员，驻扎在华盛顿特区分社。她于1999年10月加入该网络，当时是驻耶路撒冷通讯员。
Iran could use detained Americans as ‘sweetener’ in nuclear talks, ex-hostage envoy warns
April 18, 2026 4:00am EDT / Fox News
Kamran Hekmati and Reza Valizadeh are among six Americans wrongfully detained in Iran
By Jennifer Griffin, Elaine Mallon
Former negotiator warns of risks in hostage swap talks with Iran ‘you cannot trust the Iranians’
Six Americans are held hostage in Iran as their release becomes part of negotiations. (Credit: Jennifer Griffin/Fox News)
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A former lead hostage negotiator under the first Trump and Biden administrations warned that the Iranians are tougher negotiators than the Russians, Chinese and even the Taliban, noting that several Americans are still wrongfully detained in Iran and should be included in any peace talks.
Roger Carstens, the U.S. former Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, said in an interview with Fox News that six American citizens are being held captive in Iranian prisons — each of them previously held in Evin prison in Tehran, known for its harsh conditions. He said the Iranians will likely use the American hostages as a “sweetener” to ensure negotiations go in “the direction of Iran” as the United States seeks a nuclear deal and permanent ceasefire.
“Strangely, the Russians, the Chinese, the Taliban, the Venezuelans, when you start getting into hostage discussions, they tell the truth and they stick to what they promise. You can do a handshake deal with the Taliban, and they’re going to follow through,” Carstens said. “The Iranians. Absolutely not.”
While Carstens remains confident that U.S. negotiators can secure the return of the six Americans, he stated that Iran is unlike any other foreign government he’s worked with and can’t be trusted.
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Roger D. Carstens poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented by IMDb and IMDbPro at SXSW 2025 on March 09, 2025 in Austin, Texas.(Robby Klein)
He said the Iranians are the sort of negotiators likely to pull a “fast one” right up until the last moment.
“You cannot trust the Iranians up until the last second,” Carstens said. “If you were landing a plane in either Geneva or even Tehran, to get your Americans, you better be out there with a clipboard making sure that the people coming on the plane are the people that you bargained for.”
Only two of the American hostages have been publicly identified: Kamran Hekmati, 61, and Reza Valizadeh, 49.
A motorist rides past a banner featuring images of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba Khamenei along a street in Tehran on April 15, 2026.(AFP/Getty Images)
Hekmati is a Jewish American who also holds Iranian citizenship. He was imprisoned 11 months ago after being charged and convicted of visiting Israel in the past 10 years.
Like Hekmati, Valizadeh holds dual Iranian and American citizenship. He previously worked for the U.S.-funded Radio Farda, covering corruption and election manipulation in Iran. Valizadeh was arrested in September 2024 during a visit to see family and was sentenced after being convicted of working with a hostile government.
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A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran Oct. 17, 2022.(Majid Asgaripour/WANA)
Carstens suggested it was unlikely there was any time for the Americans and Iranians to discuss the release of the six Americans during the 21-hour marathon peace talks in Pakistan earlier this month.
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“I think the Iranians are going to be smart enough to keep these people healthy and ready to throw on to a negotiating table,” Carstens said. “The question in my mind during these negotiations is not whether they’ll be at risk or pulled off, but rather, what’s it going to take, and how will we, the United States, value them [the hostages]?”
President Donald Trump does not mention the release of American hostages in his four objectives for ending the Iran war. Carstens is calling for the return of the hostages to be a fifth objective.
President Donald Trump hosted his second Cabinet meeting of 2026 and the 11th of his presidency.(Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg)
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“Let’s make this an official ask, and when we go in, not only ask for it officially, but hold ourselves accountable to getting the job done,” Carstens said. “The good news is Trump has a great record in bringing Americans home.”
A senior White House official told Fox News Digital that future peace talks with Iran are under discussion, but nothing has yet been scheduled.
“President Trump is always concerned about Americans detained abroad, which is why he has brought over 100 individuals — a record number — home from around the world,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department for additional comment.
Jennifer Griffin currently serves as a national security correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC) and is based out of the Washington D.C. bureau. She joined the network in October 1999 as a Jerusalem-based correspondent.