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Iran's Prisoners as Political Leverage | Wilmington News
Iranian-American conservationist Morad Tahbaz, who spent nearly six years in Evin Prison on baseless charges—including training lizards to spy for Israel—was finally released last September. Now speaking out, he reveals how Iran treats detainees as bargaining chips, using them to leverage international deals, and warns that with rising global tensions, any Americans still held captive are at greater risk. Tahbaz, who endured years of isolation and uncertainty, says Western governments have failed to act decisively against this practice. Though his release was part of a prisoner swap involving…
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