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Iran grants furlough to American prisoner Siamak Namazi, lifts travel ban on his elderly father
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoIran has granted furlough to imprisoned Iranian-American Siamak Namazi for the first time in seven...
American freed from Iranian prison has ties to Westchester, White Plains High School
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoYONKERS - Monday was a long-awaited day for the Namazi family, as Siamak Namazi, the longest held of...
Iran temporarily frees U.S. citizen from prison
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSiamak Namazi, an American citizen detained in Iran, has been released on a one week furlough from the country's Evin prison, a lawyer for Namazi told...
5 Americans freed in controversial Iran prisoner swap are back on U.S. soil
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFrom left, in blazers, Emad Sharghi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi, former prisoners in Iran,...
Families of Americans held abroad team up to pressure Biden
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFamilies of U.S. citizens detained abroad are stepping up pressure on President Joe Biden to...
5 Americans back in U.S. after prisoner swap with Iran
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFive U.S. citizens detained by Iran were freed Monday in a high-stakes, complex diplomatic deal...
Iranian American Siamak Namazi returns to prison in Iran
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi was forced to return to Tehran's Evin prison on Wednesday after Iranian authorities had given him a furlough on Oct. 1 and let ...
American detained in Iran ends 7-day hunger strike, calling it 'weapon of last resort'
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSiamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has been detained in Iran since 2015, has ended his seven-day...
Families, ex-prisoners urge Biden administration to secure release of Americans held in Iran
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoFamilies and friends of Americans held in Iran are urging President Biden to secure release of their...
Iran to free 5 U.S. citizens in exchange for access to billions in blocked funds
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWashington — President Biden has signed off on a politically charged agreement with Iran to bring...