An Iranian American being held in Tehran began a seven-day hunger strike on Jan. 16 to mark the seven years he has been detained in the Islamic country.
Since his arrest in October 2015, Siamak Namazi has been held incommunicado by the Iranian regime. On Jan. 16, 2016, the Obama administration conducted a prisoner swap, but Namazi was left out of the exchange, while U.S. officials received assurances from Tehran that he would be released within weeks. The prisoner swap coincided with the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal in 2015.
