An 85-year-old Iranian American detained for six years in Iran on what the U.S. says were specious charges left the country and arrived in Oman on Wednesday on his way for urgent medical treatment.
An 85-year-old Iranian American detained for six years in Iran on what the U.S. says were specious espionage charges left the country and arrived in Oman on Wednesday on his way for urgent medical treatment elsewhere in the Gulf.
“Today is a good day for the Namazi family, but the work is far from over,” Genser said in a statement. “We now need the United States and Iran to act expeditiously to reach an agreement that will finally bring all of the American hostages home.” In addition to Siamak Namazi, there are at least three other Americans still held by Iran.
“We welcome reports that U.S. citizen Baquer Namazi has left Iran, and his son Siamak has been granted furlough from prison,” State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said. He was placed under house arrest for medical reasons in 2018 but prevented from leaving Iran despite his family’s pleas that he travel to receive emergency heart surgery after suffering multiple hospitalizations.
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