Who are the detained American citizens released from prison in Iran?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Namazi, 51, is an oil executive who was first detained in 2015 when he traveled to Iran on business.
51% : In exchange, Tehran would receive roughly $6 billion worth of Iranian assets held in a restricted account in South Korea.
47% : The development is part of an agreement reached by Iran and the U.S., after months of quiet negotiations, that would ultimately see all five nationals released from custody and allowed to leave the country, ABC News has learned.
44% : Siamak Namazi's father, Baquer Namazi -- a former UNICEF official -- was also imprisoned by Iran in 2016 when he traveled to the country to attempt to see his son.
44% : Shargi, 58, was traveling in Iran with his wife in 2018 when he was detained without explanation.
43% : Baquer Namazi was later released from custody but barred from leaving the country until October, when the then-85-year-old was allowed to leave Iran to seek medical treatment.
41% : He was granted a two-day furlough in March, when Tehran approved the release of two other foreign nationals, but ultimately was forced to return to Evin.
34% : Five American citizens considered to be unjustly detained have all been moved into house arrest in Iran after previously being imprisoned there, U.S. officials said Thursday.
32% : Siamak Namazi marked the seventh anniversary of his detention in early 2023 with a seven-day hunger strike intended to urge the Biden administration to do more to free Americans imprisoned in Iran.
28% : Namazi, Tahbaz, and Shargi were all accused of espionage by Iran -- charges that the U.S. calls baseless.

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