Iranian American woman asks Biden admin not to forget her husband imprisoned in Iran
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Shahab Dalili.Courtesy Nahid Dalili
Iranian American woman asks Biden admin not to forget her husband imprisoned in Iran
NBC-April 6th 2022
As the U.S. and Iran close in on a deal, an Iranian American woman appeals to the White House to include her husband in any prisoner swap.
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An Iranian American woman is appealing to the Biden administration to secure the release of her husband, who has been imprisoned in Iran for six years, and says she fears he will be left behind if Washington agrees to a prisoner swap with Tehran.
Shahab Dalili, 59, was arrested and imprisoned in 2016 while he was visiting Tehran for his father’s funeral, according to his wife, Nahid Dalili. The family had recently immigrated to the U.S. and settled in Gainesville, Virginia, when Dalili was detained. Although he is a legal permanent U.S. resident with a green card, he is not a citizen.
“It’s important for Shahab to come back home. If there is a deal, if they are trying to release the hostages, then all the hostages should be free,” Nahid Dalili said in an interview.
She said Iran charged her husband with “aiding and abetting” the U.S.
n the years since his detention, Dalili said, she chose not to speak publicly about her husband’s case for fear of jeopardizing his possible release. But when she heard Biden administration officials refer to “four” Americans imprisoned in Iran, she decided last month to break her silence.
“I want them to hear me. They can’t say they didn’t know about this,” she said. “The Biden administration shouldn’t leave Shahab behind. He is a permanent legal resident, and all of his family are citizens.”
Human rights groups say Shahab Dalili is one of multiple foreign nationals being held on baseless charges without due process. Iran denies the accusation and says all those detained have been prosecuted in accordance with Iranian law. Iran’s U.N. mission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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