JUST IN: Michael White, a US Navy veteran detained in Iran, is released after more than a year in custody, according to a person familiar with negotiations
White, a US Navy veteran, traveled to Iran in July 2018. In January 2019, the Iranian government confirmed that White had been arrested in the city of Mashhad"a while ago." The State Department said he had been detained since 2018 and was serving a 13-year sentence.Michael White's mother, Joanne White, confirmed in a statement that her son has been freed."For the past 683 days my son, Michael, has been held hostage in Iran by the IRGC and I have been living a nightmare.
As coronavirus swept the globe, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Iran to release Americans who are being wrongfully detained and warned that the US would hold Tehran responsible if any of them died from the coronavirus."Our response will be decisive," Pompeo warned in a statement in March.White, whose family said he has underlying medical conditions, was released into Swiss custody on medical furlough in March.
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