Morad Tahbaz, a Connecticut resident who was detained in Iran for more than five years, is among five people freed in a U.S. prisoner swap. The British-American environmental activist of Iranian descent was arrested in 2018 and received a 10-year sentence.
From left, Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz walk away from a Qatar Airways flight that brought them out of Tehran and to Doha, Qatar, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. flew out of Tehran on Monday, officials said, part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen.
Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent, was arrested in 2018 and received a 10-year sentence. The charges were widely criticized by his family, activists and the U.S. government. “Fortunately Iran’s frozen assets in South Korea were released and God willing today the assets will start to be fully controlled by the government and the nation,” Kanaani said.
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