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TEHRAN Iran has denied claims that it is holding retired FBI agent Robert Levinson hostage.
The family of Levinson, who reportedly went missing in Iran in 2007 on the Iranian island of Kish, have released pictures of him dressed in an orange jumpsuit like a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, the Telegraph reported on Tuesday.
The five photographs were taken in April 2011, just months after the family also received a video that was emailed anonymously.
The Iranian government has repeatedly denied knowing anything about his disappearance.
However, according to the report, the consensus among U.S. officials involved in the case is that Irans intelligence service was almost certainly behind the 54-second video and five photographs.
Alireza Miryousefi, the first secretary of Irans mission to the United Nations, said on Thursday, Iranian Government has been assisting Levinson family to locate the ex-agent of FBI, Mr. Levinson. Even his family traveled to Iran and was accommodated by the government. Further investigation proved that Levinson is not in Iran and there is no single evidence that he is in Iran. It is worth to mention that it is very important to find an FBI agent who had traveled to a free zone of Iran, which if he is found, then the U.S. should explain why the said agent has been sent to Iran and what was his mission?
Iran denies claims it is holding former FBI agent hostage - Tehran Times
Levinson before he disappeared:
His alleged photos after few years in captivity:
The family of Levinson, who reportedly went missing in Iran in 2007 on the Iranian island of Kish, have released pictures of him dressed in an orange jumpsuit like a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, the Telegraph reported on Tuesday.
The five photographs were taken in April 2011, just months after the family also received a video that was emailed anonymously.
The Iranian government has repeatedly denied knowing anything about his disappearance.
However, according to the report, the consensus among U.S. officials involved in the case is that Irans intelligence service was almost certainly behind the 54-second video and five photographs.
Alireza Miryousefi, the first secretary of Irans mission to the United Nations, said on Thursday, Iranian Government has been assisting Levinson family to locate the ex-agent of FBI, Mr. Levinson. Even his family traveled to Iran and was accommodated by the government. Further investigation proved that Levinson is not in Iran and there is no single evidence that he is in Iran. It is worth to mention that it is very important to find an FBI agent who had traveled to a free zone of Iran, which if he is found, then the U.S. should explain why the said agent has been sent to Iran and what was his mission?
Iran denies claims it is holding former FBI agent hostage - Tehran Times
Levinson before he disappeared:
His alleged photos after few years in captivity:
