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The Associated Press August 4, 2020 at 4:10am

This undated photograph provided by the family of Jamshid Sharmahd shows the 65-year-old man from Glendora, California. Iran abducted Sharmahd, a leader of a California-based Iranian militant exile group, while he was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and apparently smuggled him into Oman before bringing him to the Islamic Republic, his family told The Associated Press on Aug. 4, 2020.

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California Man Allegedly Abducted by Iran

The Associated Press August 4, 2020 at 4:10am

Thomas Catenacci July 30, 2020 at 12:08pm

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, charged with attacking police, stands inside a defendants' cage during his verdict hearing at Moscow's Golovinsky district court on July 30, 2020.

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Former Marine Gets 9 Years in Russian Prison as Possible Bargaining Chip

Thomas Catenacci July 30, 2020 at 12:08pm

The Associated Press July 6, 2020 at 3:54pm

In this image provided by the Freedom Initiative, Mohamed Amashah is greeted by family members upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on July 6, 2020. The American medical student detained without trial in an Egyptian prison for nearly 500 days has been freed and returned to the United States, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.

Bushra Soltan / Freedom Initiative via AP

Trump Admin Secures Release of American After Hunger Strike, 486 Days in Egyptian Prison

The Associated Press July 6, 2020 at 3:54pm

The Associated Press June 18, 2020 at 8:21am

Six American oil executives imprisoned in Venezuela are seen in this image uploaded to Twitter on June 17, 2020.

@jaarreaza / Twitter screen shot

American Oil Execs Jailed in Venezuela Seen in New Video

The Associated Press June 18, 2020 at 8:21am

Kipp Jones June 17, 2020 at 11:00am

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Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable embrace in a scene from the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind."

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‘Gone with the Wind’ Returning to HBO Max with Sickening New Addition

Kipp Jones June 17, 2020 at 11:00am

The Associated Press June 4, 2020 at 2:06pm

In this image provided by the U.S. State Department, Michael White holds an American flag as he poses for a photo on June 4, 2020, with U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook at the Zurich, Switzerland, airport after White’s release from Iran. White, a Navy veteran who's been detained in Iran for nearly two years, has been released and is making his way home.

U.S. State Department via AP

Trump Administration Frees Navy Vet After Two Years of Iranian Imprisonment

The Associated Press June 4, 2020 at 2:06pm

Jared Harris October 27, 2019 at 12:31am

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This photo taken on June 4, 2019, shows a facility believed to be a re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, north of Akto in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.

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Report from Chinese Torture Camp Shows How Truly Evil Its Government Is

Jared Harris October 27, 2019 at 12:31am

Ben Marquis June 29, 2019 at 7:15am

President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One

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Mother of ISIS Hostage Commends Trump’s Commitment To Saving American Captives

Ben Marquis June 29, 2019 at 7:15am

Evie Fordham April 5, 2019 at 11:55am

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

2 US Citizens Arrested in Saudi Arabia During Crackdown on Reformers

Evie Fordham April 5, 2019 at 11:55am

The Associated Press March 11, 2019 at 2:50am

U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White in Iran.

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Report: Verdict Issued Against U.S. Navy Veteran Detained in Iran

The Associated Press March 11, 2019 at 2:50am

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