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    Navy veteran from San Diego has been imprisoned in Iran, authorities there confirm

    by Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times Jan 10, 2019 2 minutes

    Iranian authorities confirmed Wednesday that a U.S. Navy veteran has been detained in Iran, making him the latest foreigner with ties to America to be imprisoned.

    Bahran Qasemi, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, told state news agency IRNA that Michael White, 46, has been imprisoned in the eastern city of Mashhad at the notorious Vakilabad Prison, which is known for its executions of drug traffickers, and that

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