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Iran Says It Is Holding A U.S. Navy Vet

The country has been holding Michael R. White in prison on unspecified charges for months. A former prisoner tells NPR that he met White, who was denied a lawyer and "suffering psychologically."

Iran has confirmed media reports that U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White is being held in an Iranian prison.

"An American Citizen, named Michael White was arrested a while ago in the city of Mashhad," the spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. "His arrest was communicated early through Interests Section of The Islamic Republic of Iran to the US government."

It is unclear when the United

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