Kerry Presses Iran To Release Marine

Posted by | August 28, 2015 10:53 | Filed under: Politics

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Secretary of State John Kerry is pressuring Iran to release former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati, who has been imprisoned for four years.

“This Saturday marks the four-year anniversary of U.S. citizen Amir Hekmati’s detention on false espionage charges while visiting his relatives in Iran,” Kerry said in a statement.

“We repeat our call on the Iranian government to release Amir on humanitarian grounds. The Hekmati family needs Amir — their brother, their son, their uncle — to be home where he belongs,” he said. Hetmaki was arrested in 2011 while visiting his grandmother in Iran, charged with espionage and sentenced to death. After an appeal, he was charged with “cooperating with hostile governments” and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

“This is a milestone no family wants to mark, and the Hekmati family has shown inspiring perseverance in the face of this injustice. And as befits a former Marine, Amir has shown tremendous courage in the face of this unjust detention,” Kerry said.

Also in Iranian custody is Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, American Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, and Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who disappeared eight years ago and is believed to be in Iranian hands.

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7 responses to Kerry Presses Iran To Release Marine

  1. maggie August 28th, 2015 at 21:44

    good for kerry, releasing prisoners is definitely a good thing when this deal is approved …go kerry! ;)

    • Tommie August 28th, 2015 at 22:01

      And it might shut the Republicans up for a few seconds, MAYBE!

      • maggie August 28th, 2015 at 22:11

        yeah they will have to huddle for a few seconds and think of another play…;O

        • Tommie August 28th, 2015 at 23:03

          Love the football reference!

    • Robert Smithson August 28th, 2015 at 23:15

      It’s too late, Kerry was a fool and the Iranians played him big time.

  2. Robert Smithson August 28th, 2015 at 22:19

    Now he’s pressing for the release of the Marine? A good negotiator would have done that long before he agreed to any deal.

    • jasperjava August 29th, 2015 at 07:28

      Idiot. If the release of the captives had been on the table in the nuclear talks, it would have been another item where the Iranians could have exacted concessions. Better to keep the issues separate and not muddy the waters.

      You would be a terrible negotiator if you gave your opponents an excuse to dilute the main points of contention.

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