Blinken demands Iran release US citizens

Sadraddin Ismayilov
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called on Iran to stop holding US citizens and release Morad along with Emad Shargi and Siamak Namazi, Report informs, citing Blinken's Twitter page.

“He should be with his loved ones, not wrongfully detained in an Iranian prison,” he tweeted, recalling that January 10 marks five years since Iran arrested Morad Tahbaz.

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