Amir Hekmati

A former U.S. Marine freed from Iranian custody five years ago is in court with the American government over whether he can collect a multimillion-dollar…

A Flint man held for four years by the Iranian government is now suing the U.S. government.Amir Hekmati was visiting family in Tehran when he was arrested…

A year ago, a Flint man walked free from an Iranian prison cell after being held for four years on spying charges.Amir Hekmati continues to move on with…

Amir Hekmati has sued the government of Iran for torture and false imprisonment. The complaint was filed this week in federal court in Washington D.C.The…

After being held for more than four years in an Iranian prison, Amir Hekmati, the former U.S. Marine from Flint, is home. The Flint man was part of a…

A nearly four-and-a-half year nightmare has ended for the Hekmati family of Flint.Marine veteran Amir Hekmati was reunited today with his sisters and…

(Editor's note: See this post: Follow Amir Hekmati's journey home from an Iranian prison to Michigan for updates as Hekmati makes his way home.)The AP…

Update 3:35 p.m. NPR has confirmed that Iran released a fifth prisoner. An American named Matthew Trevithick. You can find more here. To recap, here are…

At last year’s State of the Union address, Flint Congressman Dan Kildee’s guest seat was unoccupied. It was left empty for Marine veteran Amir Hekmati of…

The sister of a Michigan man held in an Iranian prison for four years will be a guest at Tuesday’s State of the Union address.Last year, Flint Congressman…