Iran releases jailed US Navy vet Michael White on medical furlough
Iran has released US Navy veteran Michael R. White on medical furlough, the State Department announced today. US President Donald Trump asked Syria for the release of US journalist Austin Tice.
WASHINGTON — Iran has released US Navy veteran Michael R. White, 48, on medical furlough, the State Department announced today. White is currently in the custody of Swiss diplomats in Iran undergoing medical observation, a spokesman for White’s family said.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thanked Swiss authorities for help in facilitating White’s temporary release, expressed hope that it would be made permanent and called again for the release of other US citizens detained or missing in Iran, including Morad Tahbaz, former FBI agent Robert Levinson and Siamak Namazee and his father, Baquer Namazee.
