Iran Deal Leaves Behind Imprisoned FBI Agent
By Sandy Fitzgerald | Saturday, 16 Jan 2016
“We are happy for the other families,” Levinson’s Coral Springs, Florida relatives said in a statement, reports Miami’s CBS affiliate. “But once again Bob Levinson has been left behind. We are devastated.”
The FBI has offered a $5 million reward for his return. On Saturday, the other prisoners, all Iranian-Americans, were ordered released in a prisoner swap. Those prisoners include Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, Marine veteran Amir Hekmati, Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, and another prisoner, Nosratollah Khosrawi.
“My family has always advocated maintaining an open line of communication between Washington and Tehran, as we believe it can pave the way to improved relations and progress on key issues,” Levinson said in the piece. “We saw the nuclear talks as a golden opportunity to resolve my father’s case, so long as both sides were willing to negotiate. However, we were devastated that he was not released in the aftermath of the accord. Now we fear that the United States has squandered its best opportunity for leverage in ensuring my father’s safe return home.”
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