Namazi

Hostage Aid Worldwide: The 2015 administration left American Hostages behind. To this day Siamak Namazi remains in Iran's Evin Prison.

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Monday, April 5, 2021
Foreign relations, Iran–United States relations, International relations, Nizar Zakka, Siamak Namazi, Namazi, Evin Prison, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Kamran Ghaderi, Prisoner exchanges between Iran and United States

The Obama administration's January 2016 exchange of prisoners left Nizar Zakka and Siamak Namazi behind.

Key Points: 
  • The Obama administration's January 2016 exchange of prisoners left Nizar Zakka and Siamak Namazi behind.
  • To this day Siamak still remains in Iran's Evin Prison.
  • Under the Iran nuclear deal, the Iranian regime has also taken a number of Western citizens hostage.
  • It is the view of Hostage Aid Worldwide that this approach will be unhelpful and prove opportunistic for Iran.