Lawyer Mark Lewis says he is about to take action in the U.S. on behalf of 3 clients . He said they are all American citizens who were detained by Iranian authorities and have been held for more than a year. News International , the British publishing arm of News Corp. , declined to comment on the matter . Lewis represents dozens of people in the UK who say their phones were hacked by Murdoch papers . The phone hacking scandal led to the closure of the UK 's News of the World newspaper .
Lawyer Mark Lewis says he is about to take action in the U.S. on behalf of 3 clients . He said they are all American citizens who were detained by Iranian authorities and have been held for more than a year. Lewis represents dozens of people in the UK who say their phones were hacked by Murdoch papers . The phone hacking scandal led to the closure of the UK 's News of the World newspaper .