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Former Iran detainees fear Americans held in Iranian prisons face heightened danger
Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says he's worried about the handful of Americans known to be held inside Iranian prisons as the U.S. war in Iran continues.
"They are the easiest-to-grab punching bag right now in the hands of that rogue regime," he said during a panel discussion with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
"I think this is a dangerous time," said Namazi. He added, "For a hostage or wrongfully detained citizen abroad, their biggest fear is to be forgotten, and this is a very dangerous time for them, with all that's going on in Washington's mind."
Namazi was detained in Iran's notorious Evin prison in 2015 after almost eight years of captivity, the longest-held American prisoner to be released from Iran. The State Department determined that he had been wrongfully detained.
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Transcript: Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens, Neda Sharghi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 22, 2026
The following is the full transcript of the panel with former Iran detainees Siamak Namazi and Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens, a CBS News contributor and former U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, and Shargi's sister, Neda Sharghi. A portion of the panel will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 22, 2026.
MARGARET BRENNAN: There are at least four Americans currently detained in Iran. Two of them, Reza Valizadeh and Kamran Hekmati, have been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained and are believed to be held in Iran's notorious Evin Prison. We're joined now by two people who have shared that experience of being wrongfully detained inside Iran, Siamak Namazi and Emad Shargi. Neda Sharghi is Emad's sister and spent years advocating for his release and continues to help other families of wrongful detainees. And Roger Carstens is a CBS News contributor and formerly the U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs under both Biden and Trump's first administration. Welcome to the program. It is surreal to see the two of you sitting next to each other as well, having covered your cases for so long. I want to ask about what's going on right now. During the 12-day war, we know that Israel, last June, did bomb Evin Prison. During this current war, we haven't heard of anything like that yet, but last Sunday, Iran's foreign minister told us here on Face The Nation that as long as the U.S. and Israel do not attack their prisons, I guess they are safe. He was talking about the at least four Americans that we mentioned there. You know what it's like inside. Emad, what concerns you about the Americans there now?
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