The Guardian -� Iran�has confirmed it is holding a US navy veteran, Michael R White, at a prison in the country, making him the first American known to be detained under Donald Trump�s administration.

White�s detention ratchets up the rising tension between�Iran�and the US, which under Trump has pursued a maximalist campaign against Tehran that includes pulling out of its nuclear deal with world powers.

While the circumstances of White�s detention remain unclear, Iran in the past has used its detention of westerners and dual nationals as leverage in negotiations.

The semi-official Tasnim news agency, believed to be close to the country�s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, reported the confirmation, citing a foreign ministry spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi.

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