Morad Tahbaz
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | American |
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| ID | 1641464 |
Morad Tahbaz Life story
Morad Tahbaz is an Iranian-American businessman and conservationist. He was born in London and holds British citizenship. Tahbaz is a co-founder of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation. In January 2018, Iranian authorities arrested Tahbaz along with eight other PWHF-affiliated individuals.
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US
... The Americans include 51-year-old businessman Siamak Namazi - who has spent nearly eight years in Tehran s notorious Evin prison - as well as businessman Emad Shargi, 59, and 67-year-old environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, who also holds British citizenship...
US releases $6bn in frozen Iran funds for prisoner swap
... Three of the prisoners were named by a lawyer as Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz, who also has British citizenship...
Aras Amiri highlights jailed Iran environmentalists' plight
... " Bayani and Kashani were arrested in early 2018 along with Kashani s husband, Houman Jokar, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Sam Rajabi, Taher Ghadirian and Morad Tahbaz, who also holds British and American citizenship - all members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF)...
US accuses Iran of cruel false prisoner swap claims
... While insisting the claim was false, the US spokesperson said Washington was committed to securing the release of Americans held in Iran - naming Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz...
Alireza Akbari: Widespread outrage after British-Iranian executed
... However, at least two other British-Iranians remain in detention, including Morad Tahbaz, who also holds US citizenship...
Morad Tahbaz: Daughter of Iran detainee holds protest
... Morad Tahbaz, 66, was returned to custody after being allowed out on furlough in March, His daughter Roxanne said her family felt abandoned by the UK government...
Anoosheh Ashoori tells of Iran jail 'hell'
... But British-born wildlife conservationist, Morad Tahbaz, was left behind and Mr Ashoori says he can t celebrate while such a " good" man is still behind bars...
Freeing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe took too long, Jeremy Hunt says
... Meanwhile, Morad Tahbaz, who has British, Iranian, and American citizenship, remains in detention in Iran...
US accuses Iran of cruel false prisoner swap claims
By Doug FaulknerBBC News
The US has accused Iran of making " cruel" false claims that a prisoner exchange had been agreed between the Two Countries .
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday told state media a deal had been made, which would probably be carried out soon.
But a White House security spokesperson denied this, saying Iranian officials did not hesitate to " make things up".
The latest claim would cause heartache for affected families, they added.
Mr Amir-Abdollahian told state TV that an agreement had been reached in the Last Days and " if Everything Goes well on the US side, I think we will witness a prisoner exchange in a short period".
He added that Iran was ready, while US was working on " final technical coordination".
While insisting The Claim was false, the US spokesperson said Washington was committed to securing the release of Americans held in Iran - naming Siamak Namazi , Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz .
Oil executive Siamak Namazi , who has dual US-Iranian citizenship, was on charges of spying and cooperating with the US government in 2016.
Emad Shargi is an Iranian-American businessman who was arrested in 2018 while working for a tech Investment Company .
Iranian-American environmentalist Morad Tahbaz , who also holds British citizenship, was given on charges of spying for the US and undermining Iranian security in 2019.
He with an electronic Bracelet - with UK officials saying they were working with the US to secure his " permanent release".
There have been tensions between the US and Iran in recent years since President Donald Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions which severely damaged the Islamic Republic 's economy.
Iran has detained A Number of US-Iranian Dual Citizens and Iranians With Us permanent residency in recent years, most of them on spying charges.
Tehran has sought the release of More Than a dozen Iranians in the United States for years, including seven Iranian-American dual nationals, two Iranians with permanent US residency and four Iranian citizens with no legal status in the United States .
In 2019 which saw Chinese-American researcher Xiyue Wang released to the US while stem cell expert Massoud Soleimani went in The Other direction.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
