Iran confirmed on Monday the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, saying she was detained for violating Iranian laws but did not provide specific details.Sala “traveled to Iran on December 13, 2024, with a journalist visa and was arrested on December 19, 2024, on charges of violating the laws of the Islamic Republic,” Iran’s culture ministry said in a statement.The ministry added that Sala’s case is currently under investigation, and the Italian embassy in Tehran has been informed. “Consular access has been provided to [Sala], and she has been in contact with her family by phone,” the statement said. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The ministry also said further details would be shared later, pending judicial approval.Chora Media, an Italian podcast publisher for which Sala worked, said on Friday that she was being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. According to Chora Media, the reason for her arrest “has not yet been