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Amid virus outbreak, mother demands son's release from Iran

by Associated Press
| March 4, 2020 7:30 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of a U.S. Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran is calling on the Tehran government to release her son immediately, saying she is concerned for his well-being because of the coronavirus that's been blamed for dozens of deaths in Iran. She also wants the Trump administration to step up its pressure.

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