Iran Arrests Another Iranian-American

Iran has arrested a businessman holding dual U.S.-Iranian citizenship while he was visiting relatives in Tehran about two weeks ago. Siamak Namazi is head of strategic planning at the Crescent Petroleum Company, based in Dubai. The Wall Street Journal writes that Namazi was arrested by the Revolutionary Guard Corps, which reports directly to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rather than the government of Iran. Namazi's detention came just days after the Iranian nuclear deal...

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