USA Today: US formally blames Iranian officers for abduction, likely death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson
U.S. officials called out Iran Monday, formally blaming two intelligence officers for the abduction and likely death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson who disappeared nearly 14 years ago from an island off Iran's southern coast.
Federal authorities said the actions attributed to Mohammad Baseri and Ahmad Khazai were authorized by top Iranian officials, ending in the likely death of Levinson. The Trump administration identified Baseri and Khazai as "senior officials" in Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.
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Update #1: U.S. blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent Levinson (Politico)
Update #2: US identifies and sanctions two Iranian intelligence officers for abduction and 'probable death' of Bob Levinson (CNN)
WNU Editor: It took a long time, but the US was finally able to track and identify the Iranian officials responsible for his abduction and death.
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