Baquer Namazi, an elderly American wrongfully detained in Iran, is on his way out of the country for surgery in the United Arab Emirates, his family said in a statement on Wednesday
Namazi, 85, has been detained in Iran for more than six years and is traveling to the Cleveland Clinic in the Abu Dhabi to clear out a severe blockage to his left internal carotid artery , which puts him at very high risk for a stroke, the statement said. He will transit through Oman on his way to Abu Dhabi. “It is impossible to articulate and describe sufficiently how I am feeling.
Namazi, who was detained for six years by Iran, was facing health problems and developed further medical issues over the course of his detainment, law firm Perseus Strategies, which represents the family, said in a statement last month. “Today is a good day for the Namazi family, but the work is far from over.
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