A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country
The State Department says Iran should lift the exit ban so Hekmati can return home after serving about half of a two-year sentence.
- On September 5, Iranian authorities released 71-year-old Long Island jeweler Kamran Hekmati from Tehran's Evin prison after he served over a year of a two-year sentence, though he remains prohibited from leaving Iran.
- Iranian authorities detained Hekmati for violating a law banning citizens from visiting Israel, citing his attendance at his son's bar mitzvah 13 years ago, despite that visit occurring before the law's passage.
- Hekmati's family remains "desperately afraid for his health and well-being" as the 71-year-old requires regular medical checkups to ensure his bladder cancer does not relapse, according to family statements.
- The State Department officially classifies Hekmati as "wrongfully detained" and continues calling on Iran to lift the exit ban so he can return to the United States.
- Hekmati's case reflects a broader pattern where Iranian authorities hold Americans to obtain political concessions, including Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who remains imprisoned in the same high-security facility.
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NEW YORK — An Iranian American jeweler from New York has been released from prison in Iran, but he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to his family and federal officials. A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country Kamran Hekmati was let out […]
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