US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the residency permits of several relatives of Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran’s former vice president for women and family affairs, according to Al Jazeera. In a post on social media platform X, Rubio said that Ebtekar’s son Isa Hashemi, along with his wife and children, had their visas canceled.

Rubio stated that these individuals should never have been granted the privilege to live in the United States. He added that they are currently in the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and are undergoing deportation procedures.

The announcement came as Iran and the United States held talks in Islamabad aimed at halting the ongoing conflict between the two countries, with reports suggesting some positive indications from the discussions.