A look at the Dual-National prisoners released by Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian officials have reported that the Iranian government has released several dual-national prisoners. The Associated Press has…
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Trump vows to free 4 US prisoners held in Iran if elected
Trump said that if elected in 2016, he would successfully free four Americans serving jail sentences in Iran. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Republican…
Iranian official: Held US citizens discussed at nuke talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Iranian diplomats discussed the case of Americans still held captive by Tehran. The…
Senate passes resolution for release of Americans in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday unanimously passed a resolution calling on Iranian officials to immediately release three Americans held in…
Sister: Ex-marine held in Iran renounces Iranian citizenship
DETROIT (AP) — The sister of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran said Tuesday that her brother renounces his dual Iranian…
Spokeswoman: No proposal received for Amir Hekmati’s swap with Iranian inmates in US
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham dismissed media reports that Tehran had received a proposal from Washington on swapping ex-US…
U.S. calls for release of Americans in Iran, denies swap deal
(Reuters) – The United States called on Tuesday for the release of U.S. citizens held in Iran, but denied a report that Washington…
US calls for exchange of spy held in Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Washington has requested Tehran to exchange Amir Mirzaee Hekmati, a spy that is serving a 10-year prison term in…
Ex US Marine imprisoned in Iran can call home
NEW YORK (AP) – The family of a former Marine imprisoned in Iran since his arrest three years ago on spying charges…
Report: Imprisoned ex-US marine seeks Iran retrial
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A former U.S. Marine convicted of criminal charges in Iran after being accused of working for the CIA…
U.S. prisoner in Iran writes to Iranian foreign minister
Amir Mirazai Hekmati, an American citizen of Iranian background who is in prison in Iran accused of spying, has written to Iranian…
Former U.S. Marine’s family asks Iran to reconsider prison term
(Reuters) – The family of an Iranian-American former U.S. Marine held in Iran since 2011 called on Saturday for senior Iranian officials to review…
Family: Ex-US Marine convicted in Iran, sentenced to 10 years prison
Washington (CNN) — Former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati has been convicted in Iran by a secret court of “practical collaboration with the U.S.…
Iran’s foreign minister talks of possible relief for jailed Americans
A reduced sentence for two Americans jailed in Iran may be possible, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an exclusive…
New push is made to free an American while Iran is at the negotiating table
Advocates for a former Marine imprisoned in Tehran more than two years ago are seeking to use a diplomatic window created by…
U.N. envoy asked to help free American held in Iran
Relatives of Amir Hekmati, a former Marine imprisoned in Iran for more than two years on spying charges, asked the United States…
U.S. asks Iran to free 3 Americans
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday repeated its call for Tehran to help three Americans — Robert Levinson, Amir Hekmati and…
Congressman seeks American’s release from Iran
Detroit— A Michigan congressman Wednesday asked Secretary of State John Kerry to push for the release of an ex-Marine held in Iran…
Iran hangs two for spying for Israel, US
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran hanged two convicted spies on Sunday, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor’s office…
Family shares letters from American held in Iran
DETROIT (AP) — An ex-Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years says in the first letters written to family in Michigan…
Prison conditions eased for ex-marine held in Iran
A former Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years on suspicions that he was an American spy has been granted monthly visitations by an…
Family of jailed Marine in Iran seeks Kerry’s help
WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of an ex-Marine detained in Iran wants Secretary of State John Kerry to step in and demand…
Family of ex-Marine detained in Iran pleads for his release
(Reuters) – The family of a former U.S. Marine detained in Iran for 19 months is calling for his release, saying he…
Family pleads for release of former Marine imprisoned in Iran
A year ago this week, an Iranian court threw out the death penalty conviction of a former U.S. Marine accused of spying…
Ex-Marine reaches 500 days of imprisonment in Iran
DETROIT — Supporters of a former U.S. Marine detained in Iran on espionage charges are demonstrating and calling for action on the 500th…
Iran Sentences CIA Spy to Death
Former U.S. Marine Amir Mirzaei Hekmati has accused of working for the CIA and sentenced to death penalty for spying after convicting at…