TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A U.S. citizen whose son has been detained in Iran for the past four months was also taken into custody after returning to the country this week, his lawyer confirmed Thursday in what is the first such action against an American national in Iran since last month's prisoner swap between the two countries.
The Iranian lawyer, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabei, told The Associated Press that he has not been able to make contact with his client, Baquer Namazi, despite his efforts and was told by authorities that he would "be informed later" about the case.
(CNSNews.com) — Secretary of State John Kerry told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of State and Foreign Assistance today that he is having an "additional evaluation" done to help him determine whether the systematic murder of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East — at the hands of the Islamic State and others — should be declared "genocide."
"I will make a decision on it as soon as I have that additional evaluation and we will proceed forward from there," Kerry said.
