BY: Jack Heretik
October 25, 2016 5:22 pm
The State Department cannot conceive of Iran using American hostages as “cash cows” in the wake of the January 2016 deal in which American prisoners in Iran were released on the day the United States paid the Islamic Republic $400 million in cash.
State Department spokesman John Kirby was asked about Robin Shahini, an Iranian-American student who has been detained in Iran since July and was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison. He had traveled to Iran to visit his mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Shahini has dual citizenship, however, which Iran does not recognize. The State Department called on Iran to end politically motivated detentions and to protect human rights in response to Shahini’s sentencing.
After Shahini’s case was discussed, reporters asked Kirby about Americans being held by Iran and the appropriate response.
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