US 'Deeply Concerned' About American's Return to Iranian Prison
The United States on Wednesday said it was "deeply concerned" that Iran had returned Iranian-American Baquer Namazi to prison after briefly releasing him so he could receive medical treatment. The White House said it understood that the 81-year-old former U.N. official was returned to Iran's "notorious Evin Prison against the strong advice of his doctors and the Iranian regime's own medical examiner." Namazi is serving a 10-year sentence based on Tehran's allegations that he spied against Iran and cooperated with the United States. The ...
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