Former White Plains High School student and four others return to U.S. after Iranian detention
Siamak Namazi, who once lived in Westchester County, was joined with family and friends on U.S. soil early this morning.
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Sep 19, 2023, 12:27 PM
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6ds agoA former White Plains High School student and four fellow prisoners have returned to U.S. soil after being held in Iran.
Their plane touched down at Dulles International Airport in the Washington area before 6 a.m. today.
MORE: 'It's the end of a nightmare.' White Plains grad heads back to US after 8-year imprisonment in Iran
Siamak Namazi, who once lived in Westchester County, was joined with family and friends on U.S. soil early this morning.
Namazi was wrongfully detained in Iran after getting arrested there back in 2015 on spying charges.
Iranian American environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, hailing from Weston, Connecticut, was also among those arrested and charged with spying.
Iran released the five prisoners as part of a deal negotiated with the White House.
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