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Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Vienna to "follow up on the steps necessary to implement" the P5+1 nuclear deal. And, according to the State Department "Secretary Kerry also raised the cases of our detained and missing U.S. citizens," Mark Toner said in a statement.
As it stands, there are four Americans that have been held hostage in Iran before the nuclear deal was discussed and agreed to, but it happened again when Siamak Namazi, a U.S. businessman who had been working out of Dubai, was arrested at the beginning of October while visiting a friend in Tehran.
Namazi comes from a prominent Iranian family. His father was governor if Khuzestan province and the family came to the U.S. in 1983.
The charges against Namazi are not known in detail but you'd be making a good bet if you put your money on espionage or spying.
Political scientist and president of the Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer tweeted: "Siamak Namazi, solid analyst & US citizen I've known well for a decade, arrested in Iran. Charges unclear, almost certainly unfounded."
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif) said Namazi's arrest is "the latest show of contempt for America."
It also shows Iran's lack of fear of America and the weakness of this administration.
The other Americans imprisoned in the terrorist nation of Iran are: Marine veteran Amir Hekmati (over 4 years); Saeed Abedini (over 3 years); Jason Rezaian (since July 22, 2014); and retired FBI agent Bob Levinson (missing over 8 years).
Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said that Namazi is "closely tied" to the Iran lobby in Washington D.C., including the pro-nuclear deal National Iranian American Council (NIAC). He claims that Namazi has positioned himself in-between three mafia-like Iranian families that control Iran: the Rafsanjani/Rouhani group, the Revolutionary Guards, and the office of the Ayatollah scumcrumpet.
"And I think it should put to rest the delusion that there's any moderate forces in Iran," Dubowitz said. He believes Namazi was targeted because he's "fallen out of favor with the Supreme Leader and/or the Revolutionary Guards and their intelligence services."
The NIAC released a statement downplaying Namazi's involvement with them.
Wouldn't it be great if Obama would put to rest his delusions about political Islam?
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As it stands, there are four Americans that have been held hostage in Iran before the nuclear deal was discussed and agreed to, but it happened again when Siamak Namazi, a U.S. businessman who had been working out of Dubai, was arrested at the beginning of October while visiting a friend in Tehran.Namazi comes from a prominent Iranian family. His father was governor if Khuzestan province and the family came to the U.S. in 1983.
The charges against Namazi are not known in detail but you'd be making a good bet if you put your money on espionage or spying.
Political scientist and president of the Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer tweeted: "Siamak Namazi, solid analyst & US citizen I've known well for a decade, arrested in Iran. Charges unclear, almost certainly unfounded."
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif) said Namazi's arrest is "the latest show of contempt for America."
It also shows Iran's lack of fear of America and the weakness of this administration.
The other Americans imprisoned in the terrorist nation of Iran are: Marine veteran Amir Hekmati (over 4 years); Saeed Abedini (over 3 years); Jason Rezaian (since July 22, 2014); and retired FBI agent Bob Levinson (missing over 8 years).
Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said that Namazi is "closely tied" to the Iran lobby in Washington D.C., including the pro-nuclear deal National Iranian American Council (NIAC). He claims that Namazi has positioned himself in-between three mafia-like Iranian families that control Iran: the Rafsanjani/Rouhani group, the Revolutionary Guards, and the office of the Ayatollah scumcrumpet.
"And I think it should put to rest the delusion that there's any moderate forces in Iran," Dubowitz said. He believes Namazi was targeted because he's "fallen out of favor with the Supreme Leader and/or the Revolutionary Guards and their intelligence services."
The NIAC released a statement downplaying Namazi's involvement with them.
Wouldn't it be great if Obama would put to rest his delusions about political Islam?
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