"I am an Iranian American, a citizen of both countries, the son of a rug merchant from Mashhad, a city in the northeast that is home to three and a half million people and to the holiest site in the country."
"In July, 2014, at the height of negotiations between the Islamic Republic and world powers over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, my wife and I were arrested and thrown into Evin Prison, a notorious facility known throughout Iran for its cruelty."
"I was charged with espionage and became the latest American hostage of a regime that has never hesitated to use innocent people as bargaining chips."
"For years, we did our work the best we could within one of the world's most restrictive media landscapes."
A journalist, wrongfully detained for 544 days, is now consumed by news from Iran, where chaos and destruction unfold. As an Iranian American, he recalls his roots in Mashhad, a city recently marked by anti-regime protests. His experiences in Tehran, where he worked as a foreign correspondent, included marrying an Iranian reporter and enduring imprisonment in Evin Prison. His wife was released after 72 days, while he faced espionage charges. He remains deeply connected to the turmoil in Iran, where many protesters are now imprisoned.
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