WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four U.S. citizens detained by Iran have left Tehran’s Evin prison and are now under house arrest, a lawyer for one of them told Reuters on Thursday, saying he hoped this was a step toward them eventually leaving the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian Americans include businessmen Siamak Namazi, 51, and Emad Shargi, 58, as well as environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, 67, who also has British nationality, said Jared Genser, a lawyer who represents Namazi. The fourth U.S. citizen’s identity has not been made public.
(Reporting By Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Mark Porter)
