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New York jeweler released from prison in Iran, but cannot leave war-torn country

By Big New York · 09/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026

Kamran Hekmati was let out of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Sept. 5, but representatives for the family and the federal government didn’t say where he is currently staying in Iran. An Iranian American jeweler from New York has been released from prison in Iran, but he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to.

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Kamran Hekmati was let out of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Sept. 5, but representatives for the family and the federal government didn’t say where he is currently staying in Iran. An Iranian American jeweler from New York has been released from prison in Iran, but he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to.

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