Posts Tagged: Iran hostages
US Sanctions Three Iranian Officials Allegedly Involved in Death of FBI Agent Robert Levinson
The United States has imposed sanctions on three Iranian intelligence officers for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of former FBI Special Agent Robert Levinson, the US Treasury and State departments said in press releases on...
Monday Marks Day 445 for Hostages in Gaza — Longer Than the Iranian Hostages
On November 4, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's henchmen stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held Americans hostage for 444 days, releasing them on January...
US Lawmakers Move to Combat Iran’s Hostage-Taking Following Biden Prisoner Swap Deal With Regime
US lawmakers on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation that would toughen sanctions on Iran and "other hostile governments and non-state actors" for taking US nationals hostage...
As Pressure Mounts, Biden to Sign Executive Order to Deter Wrongful Detention of Americans Abroad
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of US citizens abroad by authorizing government agencies...
Two British-Iranians Fly Out of Iran, Ending Prison Ordeal
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anoosheh Ashoori flew out of Iran on Wednesday, ending a long ordeal during which they became a bargaining chip in Iran's talks with the West over...
The US Must Stop Falling Prey to Iranian Extortion
JNS.org - Ever since Nov. 4, 1979, when Iran took 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage, the regime in Tehran has used hostage-taking as a...
America’s Unending Hostage Crisis With Iran
A year before leaving office, Barack Obama stunned the world with a prisoner trade with Iran. After more than a year of secret negotiations, the...
New Details of US $400 Million Payment to Iran Reveal Direct Link to Hostage Release
JNS.org - The U.S. State Department on Thursday confirmed that the $400 million payment to Iran was contingent on the release of several American prisoners in...
Hillary’s Deadly Iran Deal
Let’s focus for a moment on two major headlines that appeared on the same day last week. The first claimed that Donald Trump was continuing to feud with Khizr...
American Hostage Held By Iran Recounts Waiting All Night at Airport Before Release
Pastor Saeed Abedini, one of four American hostages released from Iran on Tuesday, joined the FOX Business Network’s Trish Regan to describe the night he...
Leading US Lawmaker Demands Explanation for Timing of $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran, Coinciding With Release of American Hostages
A powerful US lawmaker on Wednesday demanded Secretary of State John Kerry provide an explanation of a $1.7 billion claim settlement paid to Iran just...
