Former Iran detainees fear Americans held in Iranian prisons face heightened danger
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Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says he's worried about the handful of Americans known to be held inside Iranian prisons as the U.S. war in Iran continues. In:
Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says he's worried about the handful of Americans known to be held inside Iranian prisons as the U.S. war in Iran continues.
"They are the easiest-to-grab punching bag right now in the hands of that rogue regime," he said during a panel discussion with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
"I think this is a dangerous time," said Namazi. He added, "For a hostage or wrongfully detained citizen abroad, their biggest fear is to be forgotten, and this is a very dangerous time for them, with all that's going on in Washington's mind."
Namazi was detained in Iran's notorious Evin prison in 2015 after almost eight years of captivity, the longest-held American prisoner to be released from Iran. The State Department determined that he had been wrongfully detained.
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