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Iran Releases Kamran Hekmati From Evin Prison, Still Trapped

9/8/2026

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Iranian authorities released Kamran Hekmati, a Jewish Iranian American citizen, from Tehran’s Evin Prison.
His release was reported on Monday, though it occurred on Saturday.
A travel ban still prevents Hekmati from leaving Iran or returning to the United States.
He was arrested in July 2025 and convicted for attending his son’s 2012 bar mitzvah in Israel.
His trial lasted about ten minutes and featured no lawyer or witnesses.

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Story summary

Iranian authorities released Kamran Hekmati, a Jewish Iranian American citizen, from Tehran’s Evin Prison.
His release was reported on Monday, though it occurred on Saturday.
A travel ban still prevents Hekmati from leaving Iran or returning to the United States.
He was arrested in July 2025 and convicted for attending his son’s 2012 bar mitzvah in Israel.
His trial lasted about ten minutes and featured no lawyer or witnesses.