Cecilia Sala, left, an Italian journalist who was detained on Dec. 19 as she was reporting in Iran, is welcomed by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni as she landed at Rome' Ciampino airport after being released, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Filippo Attili, Italian Government Office via Ap )

Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained on Dec. 19 as she was reporting in Iran walks on the tarmac as she landed at Rome' Ciampino airport after being released, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Filippo Attili, Italian Government Office via Ap )

Elisabetta Vernoni, mother of Cecilia Sala an Italian journalist who was detained on Dec. 19 as she was reporting in Iran, leaves Palazzo Chigi after meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in Rome, Thursday Jan. 2, 2025. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP)

This image released Friday Dec. 27, 2024 by Chora Media shows Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained on Dec. 19 as she was reporting in Iran, Italy's foreign ministry said. ( Chora Media via Ap )