Iran Grants Coronavirus Furlough to U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White
U.S. Navy veteran Michael White, imprisoned by the Iranian regime for over a year, was granted humanitarian parole on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran ‘Fully Ready’ to Swap More Prisoners with U.S.
Iran indicated Monday it wants to swap more prisoners with the United States following the release of Iranian scientist Masoud Soleimani, traded for Chinese-American scholar Xiyue Wang, a graduate student at Princeton.
Report: Iran Rejected Secretly Offered Trump Admin Channel for Talks on Prisoners
A new report from the Wall Street Journal found that the Trump administration secretly reached out to the Iranian regime in December and proposed creating a direct channel with them to negotiate for the release of U.S. and Iranian nationals being held by both countries in what would be a potential prisoner swap.
White House: Iran Will Face ‘Serious Consequences’ Unless Captive Americans Released
In a statement released on Friday, the White House said it was “prepared to impose new and serious consequences on Iran unless all unjustly imprisoned American citizens are released and returned.”
Iranian Regime Gives San Diego Man 18-Year Prison Sentence for ‘Spying’
An Iranian court has sentenced Golamreza “Robin” Shahini, a dual American-Iranian citizen from San Diego, to 18 years in prison for allegedly “collaborating with a foreign government” and for Facebook posts.
Iran Takes More U.S. Hostages, Wants More Ransom Money
Iran’s state-controlled media are talking up the possibility of extorting “many billions of dollars” in further ransom payments from the United States, and they have been stocking up on American hostages to get the money.
Iran Arrests 80-Year-Old Father of Imprisoned American Citizen
Eighty-year-old Baquer Namazi was arrested on Monday in Tehran and will be taken to the notorious Evin Prison, where his son Siamak Namazi is already being held without charges. Both Namazis hold dual American and Iranian citizenship.
