Iran has for the first time acknowledged the existence of an open case involving a former FBI agent who vanished more than a decade ago.
The case was opened on"the basis of goodwill and humanitarian issues," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said at a news conference broadcast on the state-run Press TV.
A Trump administration official in a statement to NBC News described Iran's past efforts in the Levinson case"as nothing short of a sham." "If Iran’s leadership want to prove us wrong, Iran should turn over any and all information related to its investigation of Mr. Levinson to his family, the Swiss, or the United Nations, who can evaluate whether or not they have accurately characterized their 'action'."
The U.S. is now offering up to $25 million for information about Levinson after the Trump administration issued an increased reward last week.His family said if there were any charges against Levinson, after years missing without contact, he had"paid whatever penalty."
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