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U.S. Urges Release of Cancer-Stricken Man Imprisoned in Iran

11/20/2025

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Kamran Hekmati, an Iranian-American Jew, was arrested in Iran this year after trying to return to the United States.
He was sentenced to four years in prison for visiting Israel 13 years ago for his son's bar mitzvah.
Hekmati, who has bladder cancer, is detained in Tehran's Evin Prison.
His family has filed an appeal.
U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi urges the State Department to secure his release on humanitarian grounds.

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Kamran Hekmati, an Iranian-American Jew, was arrested in Iran this year after trying to return to the United States.
He was sentenced to four years in prison for visiting Israel 13 years ago for his son's bar mitzvah.
Hekmati, who has bladder cancer, is detained in Tehran's Evin Prison.
His family has filed an appeal.
U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi urges the State Department to secure his release on humanitarian grounds.