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Michael White stands for a portrait Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in San Diego. The Navy veteran kept a handwritten document detailing the nearly two years he spent imprisoned in Iran. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the manuscript. In it, he catalogues physical abuse from his jailers and taunts from fellow inmates while held on dubious allegations. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Diary shows how quest for love landed Navy vet in Iran jail

By Eric Tucker Jan. 16, 2021 12:52 AM EST

FILE - This March 19, 2020, file photo provided courtesy of the White family, shows U.S. Navy veteran Michael White in Mashhad, Iran. White, a Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years, has been released and is on his way home as part of an unusual agreement to free an Iranian-American physician who was prosecuted in the United States, U.S. officials said Thursday, June 4. (Courtesy of the White Family via AP)
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

By Matthew Lee And Eric Tucker Jun. 04, 2020 05:06 PM EDT

FILE - This March 19, 2020, file photo provided courtesy of the White family, shows U.S. Navy veteran Michael White in Mashhad, Iran. White, a Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years, has been released and is on his way home as part of an unusual agreement to free an Iranian-American physician who was prosecuted in the United States, U.S. officials said Thursday, June 4. (Courtesy of the White Family via AP)
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

By Matthew Lee And Eric Tucker Jun. 04, 2020 11:18 AM EDT

Iran scientist acquitted in US trade secrets case deported

By Nasser Karimi And Jon Gambrell Jun. 01, 2020 10:04 PM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case is on his way back to Iran after being deported,...

Citing virus, Iran says it's ready for prisoner swap with US

By Nasser Karimi May. 10, 2020 05:26 AM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it is ready for unconditional prisoner swap talks with the United States because of fears that the coronavirus could put the...