The move sets the stage for what a person familiar with the negotiations described as “a process” that -- if all goes well -- could ultimately see the four freed along with a fifth U.S. national. Here's more.
August 10, 2023 at 8:13 PMreleased from custody and allowed to leave the country, ABC News has learned.
A spokesperson for the White House's National Security Council confirmed the Americans' release in a statement. "While this is an encouraging step, these U.S. citizens ... should have never been detained in the first place. We will continue to monitor their condition as closely as possible. Of course, we will not rest until they are all back home in the United States," the spokesperson, Adrienne Watson, said.
The U.S. and Iran have not had formal diplomatic ties since 1980, and all official communication between the countries is conducted through indirect channels. These negotiations were brokered primarily by Oman and Qatar, with the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Switzerland also providing assistance. Namazi, 51, was detained in 2015 during a business trip to Iran. When his father, Baquer Namazi, journeyed to the country to attempt to see him, Baquer Namazi was jailed, too.
PHOTO: FILE - Morad Tahbaz detained in Iran. Roxanne Tahbaz, holds a picture of her father Morad Tahbaz, who is jailed in Iran, during a protest outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London, April 13, 2022.
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