White was initially taken into custody in July 2018 while visiting a woman he had met online. He was convicted of insulting Iran’s supreme leader and posting private information on social media.
Iran and China hackers target Trump and Biden campaigns
Chinese and Iranian hackers sent bogus emails to staff working for the Biden and Trump US presidential campaigns, respectively, in an attempt to access sensitive information, Google said on Thursday.
China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces
There were no signs the accounts were compromised, a Google threat analyst said in a tweet Thursday, and law enforcement was notified. The disclosure is a fresh reminder that nation states are …
Iraq Signs 2-Year Electricity Import Deal with Iran
Iran signed an agreement on exports of electricity to neighboring Iraq, covering 2020 and 2021. The two sides signed the agreement during a visit to Baghdad by Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza …
U.S. Navy vet freed from Iran after nearly 2 years in custody
A U.S. Navy veteran who was detained in Iran for nearly two years is returning to the U.S., his mother and U.S. officials said Thursday. Michael White was imprisoned by Iranian authorities in July …
Navy Veteran Freed After Being ‘Held Hostage’ In Iran, Returning to U.S.
Michael White, a U.S. citizen and Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran since 2018, was released on Thursday and is en route home, a family spokesman said in a message that thanked President Donald Trump’s …
Iran frees US Navy veteran held for nearly 2 years
Iran freed US Navy veteran Michael White. White’s release comes just days after an Iranian professor Sirous Asgari was returned to Iran.
In prisoner swap deal, Iran releases US veteran held for nearly two years
A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. “The nightmare …
US Navy veteran detained in Iran is freed, Fox News on the ground for Zurich transfer
The United States Navy veteran is en route from Tehran on a Swiss government flight and will be transferred into U.S. custody here in Zurich Thursday before heading home, after nearly four months of …
Navy Veteran Michael White Released From Iran Prison Days After Iranian Scientist Repatriated, Reports Say
Michael White, a former U.S. Navy service member, was reportedly released from Iranian custody days after Iranian scientist Sirous Asgari was deported to his home country.