A U.S. Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for nearly two years has sued the Iranian government for $1 billion
FILE - U.S. Navy veteran Michael White stands for a portrait Jan. 13, 2021, in San Diego. White, who was jailed in Iran for nearly two years, sued the Iranian government on Thursday, March 17, 2022, for $1 billion, alleging that he was kidnapped, held hostage and tortured. WASHINGTON — — A U.S. Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for nearly two years sued the Iranian government on Thursday for $1 billion, alleging that he was kidnapped, held hostage and tortured.
“Mr. White endured this trauma for nearly two years, never knowing if or when he would be released and reunited with his family, repeatedly promised that his conditions would improve soon, only to be crushed psychologically when they did not,” the lawsuit states.that he wrote behind bars and that was later obtained by The Associated Press.
The suit also alleges that White's imprisonment was an effort by Iran to extract concessions from the Trump administration and to"manufacture additional leverage for diplomacy" in the aftermath of Iran's withdrawal in 2018 from a landmark nuclear deal with the U.S. Diplomats arethat would bring Iran back into compliance with limits on its nuclear program.
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