Family of Emad Shargi, American held in Iran, urges Biden to do more to secure release
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Washington — The wife and two daughters of Emad Shargi, an American who has been detained in Iran for more than four years, are urging the White House and President Biden to step up their efforts to secure his release and return him to the United States.
In an interview with "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Hannah Shargi, Emad's daughter, said her family has not met or spoken to Mr. Biden since publicly requesting a meeting this summer. The Shargis have asked to sit down with the president both as a family and alongside other families whose loved ones are detained abroad.
The president met with the families of Brittney Griner and Trevor Reed before they were released from Russia, as well as the family of Paul Whelan, who remains held in the country. He has also met with the family of Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria since 2012. In recent months, the families of Americans held in Iran have been requesting their own meetings with Mr. Biden.
