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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHe was the longest held American prisoner in Iran.
Former Iranian detainee Siamak Namazi tells the BBC's US partner CBS News that he worries about American prisoners currently being held in Iran.
"For a hostage or wrongfully detained citizen abroad, their biggest fear is to be forgotten, and this is a very dangerous time for them, with all that's going on in Washington's mind," Namazi tells CBS Face The Nation host Margaret Brennan in a panel interview.
"They are the easiest-to-grab punching bag right now in the hands of that rogue regime," he adds.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t
"For a hostage or wrongfully detained citizen abroad, their biggest fear is to be forgotten, and this is a very dangerous time for them, with all that's going on in Washington's mind," Namazi tells CBS Face The Nation host Margaret Brennan in a panel interview.
"They are the easiest-to-grab punching bag right now in the hands of that rogue regime," he adds.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t
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He was the longest held American prisoner in Iran. (Original Post)
littlemissmartypants
22 hrs ago
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SheltieLover
(80,153 posts)1. I hadn't even thought of prisoners!
Klarkashton
(5,256 posts)2. The United States holds more prisoners than anyplace in the world.
Ok.
littlemissmartypants
(33,155 posts)3. This is about Americans abroad in the line of fire.