U.S. Navy Veteran Detained In Iran Since 2018 Was Freed On Thursday

Reuters: American detained in Iran since 2018 freed, on his way home, his family says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday and was on his way back home, his family said in a statement, a rare instance of cooperation between Tehran and Washington despite their bitter relationship.

Michael White had been released from an Iranian prison in mid-March on medical furlough but was held in Iran under Swiss custody.

“For 683 days my son, Michael, has been held hostage in Iran by the IRGC and I have been living a nightmare,” his mother Joanne White said in a statement. “I am blessed to announce that the nightmare is over, and my son is safely on his way home.” IRGC is the acronym for Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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WNU Editor: This follows the release of this Iranian citizen .... Iranian Scientist Deported by US Arrives in Tehran, But US Officials Deny Any Swap (VOA).

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