Mother visits American condemned to die in Iran
His lawyer says his case may be influenced by strife between Iran and the U.S./ -- The mother of Amir Hekmati, an American sentenced to death in Iran for espionage, visited her son last month, sources close to the family said. Behnaz Hekmati traveled to Iran alone at the end of January and was able to see her son. She has since returned back to Flint, Michigan. Hekmati, who served in the U.S. Marines from 2001 to 2005, was arrested in August while visiting his grandmother and other relatives in Iran. His family has said he made the trip ...
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