An American who has been imprisoned in Iran for more than seven years began a hunger strike on Monday, which marked the anniversary of a prisoner exchange from which he was excluded.
Siamak Namazi, 51, an Iranian American businessman, has been imprisoned since October 2015 and, in an open letter addressed to President Joe Biden, described himself as having the"unenviable title of the longest held Iranian-American hostage in history.
At the time of the 2016 deal, Namazi said in the letter,"The U.S. Government promised my family to have me safely home within weeks. Yet seven years and two presidents later, I remain caged in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, holding that long overdue IOU along with the unenviable title of the longest held Iranian-American hostage in history."
"My captors enjoy taunting me about that fact by saying things like: 'How can your beloved America be so heartless? Not one but two U.S. presidents freed others but left you behind!' Yet my frank reply deprives them of any satisfaction," the letter continued. "I tell them while I remain highly indignant about the invidious distinction the U.S. Government can make among its citizens at risk, I never forget that it was not Obama or Trump who imprisoned me on made up charges.
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