Emad Shargi, American freed in Iran prison deal, tells story for the first time

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Emad Shargi was arrested in Iran in 2018. He's back in the U.S. and sharing the harrowing story of his time in Evin prison.

For more than five years – 1,975 days – American businessman Emad Shargi was a prisoner of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He spent much of that time in the country's most notorious prison, in a dreaded ward run by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Last month, Shargi and four other Americans were freed in a complicated deal involving $6 billion in restricted Iranian oil revenue. The deal drew criticism at the time for granting financial relief to a regime the U.S.

Emad expected to join her soon; he says he received a letter of exoneration. But he wasn't allowed to leave Iran.Emad Shargi: Now my story takes a bizarre turn. My file had been sent to the Revolutionary Court. It's where a gentleman by the name of Judge Salavati sits, also known as the hanging judge.

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