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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Siamak Namazi

Family members embrace freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not yet been released by the US government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between US and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield, Virginia, September 19, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
September 19, 2023, 3:42 pm
‘The nightmare is over’: US prisoners embrace loved ones upon return from Iran
Relatives cry ‘freedom’ as captives released in exchange for frozen oil funds land at airbase in Virginia; deal with Tehran praised by family members, denounced by GOP
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jon Gambrell and LUJAIN JO
US citizen Siamak Namazi (C) disembarks from a Qatari jet upon arrival at the Doha International Airport in Doha, Qatar, on September 18, 2023, after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap. (Karim JAAFAR/AFP)
September 18, 2023, 8:15 pm
US prisoner freed from Iran praises Biden for ‘incredibly difficult decisions’
Siamak Namazi, detained for eight years, thanks US president for prioritizing American lives over politics, stresses no easy way to deal with Islamic regime
By AFP
US citizens Siamak Namazi (R), Emad Sharqi (L) and Morad Tahbaz (C) disembark from a Qatari jet upon their arrival at Doha International Airport in Qatar on September 18, 2023, following a prisoner swap between the United States and Iran. (Karim Jaafar/AFP)
September 18, 2023, 6:39 pm
Five US prisoners freed from Iran after long ordeal, in exchange for frozen funds
Some $6 billion released under accord represent funds owed by South Korea for oil; two Iranian prisoners held in US for illegally obtaining military and lab equipment also released
By Jon Gambrell, LUJAIN JO and Matthew Lee
Roxanne Tahbaz holds a picture of her father, Morad Tahbaz, who is jailed in Iran, during a protest outside the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London, April 13, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP, File)
August 11, 2023, 8:14 am
A look at the known Americans due to be freed by Iran under swap agreement with US
Islamic Republic moves five Iranian-American citizens to house arrest as part of deal, with the detainees including Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tabhaz
By AP
A mural depicting American hostages and wrongful detainees who are being held abroad in Washington, July 20, 2022, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. At left is Siamak Namazi, who has been in captivity in Iran since 2015. At right is Jose Angel Pereira, who has been imprisoned in Venezuela since 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
August 10, 2023, 9:04 pm
Iran releases 5 jailed US citizens to house arrest as part of swap for $6-7 billion
Transfer of frozen funds expected in next month, when the Americans will be ultimately freed; Islamic Republic also seeking release of Iranian prisoners in US
By Jon Gambrell and Matthew Lee
A student looks at Iran's domestically built centrifuges in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
June 12, 2023, 2:27 pm
Iran confirms indirect nuclear talks with US in Oman, but rules out interim deal
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says agreement must adhere to supreme leader’s guidelines and include sanctions relief, also hints at possible prisoner swap with US
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
April 28, 2023, 12:24 am
US sanctions Iran and Russia for hostage-taking, wrongful detention of Americans
Official says Moscow and Tehran are using US citizens ‘as political pawns’ and ‘bargaining chips’ after locking them up ‘on false pretenses’
By AFP
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with his Qatari counterpart in the capital Tehran, on January 29, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
March 12, 2023, 11:27 pm
Iran claims prisoner swap with US imminent; Washington calls it a ‘cruel lie’
Iranian foreign minister asserts ‘everything is ready’ for exchange for three US citizens held in country’s prisons; Washington says remarks are ‘false’
By Agencies
A woman steps through a door that is covered by a mural depicting American hostages and detainees who are being held outside the US, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, July 20, 2022. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
January 23, 2023, 2:15 pm
US citizen detained in Iran ends hunger strike after seven days
Siamak Namazi calls on Biden to consider plight of captive Americans, accuses successive US presidents of being more concerned with ‘political thermometer’ than ‘moral compass’
By AFP
This undated photo shows Baquer Namazi, left, and his son Siamak, in an unidentified location. (Babak Namazi via AP)
January 16, 2023, 8:36 am
‘My captors enjoy taunting me’: US citizen jailed in Iran announces hunger strike
Siamak Namazi pens open letter to Joe Biden, urging him to ‘set his mind’ to freeing him and other hostages, following similar deals sealed by his predecessors Obama and Trump
By AFP
The Iranian flag waves outside of the UN building that hosts the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, office inside in Vienna, Austria, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
October 2, 2022, 4:52 pm
Iran says waiting for US to unfreeze $7 billion after releasing American detainees
Iranian state media reports funds held by South Korea due to American sanctions will be released following finalization of negotiations
By AFP
This undated photo shows Baquer Namazi, left, and his son Siamak, in an unidentified location. (Babak Namazi via AP)
October 2, 2022, 3:57 am
American held in Iran allowed to leave, son freed from detention
Baquer Namazi, 85 and Siamak Namazi, 50, released by Iranian authorities in ‘critical first steps’ hailed by family lawyer who vows to keep fighting until both are back in US
By AFP and ToI Staff
This undated photo shows Baquer Namazi, left, and his son Siamak, in an unidentified location. (Babak Namazi via AP)
September 16, 2022, 2:26 pm
Congressional group urges Biden to prioritize release of US citizens jailed in Iran
Meeting joined by prisoners’ families, former detainees of Islamic Republic, who call on US president not to link prisoners’ fate to outcome of stalled nuclear talks
By Michael Horovitz
This undated photo shows Baquer Namazi, left, and his son Siamak, in an unidentified location. (Babak Namazi via AP)
August 17, 2022, 5:33 pm
Iran says it is ready for an unconditional prisoner swap with US
Tehran suggests exchange a day after Blinken raised awareness of captive Siamak Namazi and other American nationals held by Islamic Republic
By ToI Staff
This undated photo shows Baquer Namazi, left, and his son Siamak, in an unidentified location. (Babak Namazi via AP)
June 29, 2022, 11:35 pm
Detained American in Iran implores Biden to take action despite stalled talks
‘Unless the president intervenes immediately, we are likely to languish in this abyss for the foreseeable future,’ writes Siamak Namazi, Iranian-American detained since 2015
By AFP
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