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Wednesday, January 9, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Iran says it is holding US Navy veteran Michael R. White
TEHRAN, Iran — A semi-official news agency close to the Revolutionary Guard has confirmed that Iran is holding US Navy veteran Michael R. White.
The Tasnim news agency reported the confirmation Wednesday night, quoting Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi.
The agency quoted Ghasemi as saying: “An American citizen was arrested in the city of Mashhad some time ago and his case was conveyed to the US administration on first days.”
The New York Times has quoted White’s mother saying she learned three weeks ago that her son is alive and being held at an Iranian prison.
–AP
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