Overview
- He was detained during a May visit to Iran and has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison since July, according to family members.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court issued a four-year sentence in late August under a law that criminalizes travel to Israel by Iranian citizens.
- Outlets report a subsequent reduction of the sentence, with several citing two years and at least one noting one year, as his family pursues an appeal.
- Relatives say he was convicted without legal counsel and that he is battling aggressive bladder cancer as they seek release on humanitarian grounds.
- The U.S. State Department condemned the detention and urged his release, noting he is among at least four Americans currently imprisoned in Iran.