A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country

NEW YORK: An Iranian American jeweler from New York has been released from prison in Iran, but he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to his family and federal officials. Kamran Hekmati was let out of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Sept. 5 after completing about half of a two-year sentence, his family recently wrote on a website advocating for his release. The family said they are also “desperately afraid for his health and well-being” as he requires regular medical checkups to

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