US Urges Iran to Free Two US Citizens Reportedly in Prison in Tehran

The Obama administration is calling on Iran to free two U.S. citizens — a father and son — who are apparently being held in prison on charges that are unclear. Iranian authorities arrested businessman Siamak Namazi in October and his father, 80-year-old Baquer, last month. Both are dual U.S. and Iranian citizens. Their family believes they are being held in Tehran's notoriously brutal Evin prison. But Iran has not provided any information about the two. State Department...

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