Zarif condemns US imprisonment of Press TV anchor as 'political game'
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned as a "political game" the US arrest and imprisonment of Press TV anchorwoman Marzieh Hashemi, urging American authorities to release her right away.
As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) Hashemi, a US citizen born as Melanie Franklin, was detained upon arrival at St. Louis Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday, but wasn't allowed to contact her family until late Tuesday.
"Ms. Marzieh Hashemi is the wife of an Iranian person and is therefore an Iranian citizen and we see it as our duty to defend the rights of our citizens," Zarif said in an interview with Iranian Arabic network Al Alam on Wednesday.
"The move by the US to arrest her is an unacceptable political move and a violation of freedom of speech," he argued. "On that basis, the Americans should immediately end this political game."
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