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Reports: Iranian-American arrested in Iran
Associated Press ^ | Oct. 30, 2015 12:40 AM EDT

Posted on 10/29/2015 9:52:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A Dubai-based businessman has become the fourth Iranian-American to be arrested by Iran’s security forces and imprisoned in Tehran, several newspapers reported Thursday.

Siamak Namazi, believed to be in his early 40s, was arrested earlier this month while visiting a friend in Tehran, a family friend told The Washington Post. It was not immediately clear whether any charges have been brought against Namazi. The friend asked not to be identified.

The U.S. State Department declined to confirm Namazi’s arrest. …

(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 201510; dubai; iapac; iran; namazi; nemazee; nemazi; oilmafia; rop; siamaknamazi; tritaparsi

1 posted on 10/29/2015 9:52:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

What kind of moron voluntarily enters Iran?


2 posted on 10/29/2015 11:14:43 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (Beau Biden's funeral, attended by Bp. Malooly, Card. McCarrick, and Papal Nuncio, Abp. Vigano.)
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To: Arthur McGowan

Exactly my thoughts. I won’t even set foot in Mexico.


3 posted on 10/29/2015 11:18:42 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Olog-hai

This guy Siamek Nemazee’s already known on this site from earlier articles :

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872389/posts


4 posted on 10/29/2015 11:30:26 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Arthur McGowan

“What kind of moron voluntarily enters Iran?”

If you want to meet a ‘friend’ in Iran, perhaps meet them in a third country, like Gutter. But if the friend is not permitted to leave Iran, then it probably is not a good idea to travel there and meet with the friend.


5 posted on 10/30/2015 1:55:11 AM PDT by BobL ( (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: Olog-hai

What made him do that.


6 posted on 10/30/2015 2:25:55 AM PDT by Micheal smith
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To: Arthur McGowan; Michael Smith; BobL

“What kind of moron voluntarily enters Iran?”

A guy who has been a regime lobbyist for years with ties to Rouhani


7 posted on 10/30/2015 4:19:57 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Olog-hai

This article is quite a white-washing of Namazi


8 posted on 10/30/2015 4:29:04 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: piasa

That’s why the AP paid attention to him.


9 posted on 10/30/2015 6:45:42 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: nuconvert

Oh, well, then. He must be a buddy of President Jarrett.


10 posted on 10/30/2015 1:57:12 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (Beau Biden's funeral, attended by Bp. Malooly, Card. McCarrick, and Papal Nuncio, Abp. Vigano.)
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