Iran Arrests Dual-National on Security-Related Charges

Wall Street Journal

“The regime sees hostage-taking as part and parcel of its foreign policy, said Barry Rosen, senior adviser with United Against Nuclear Iran, which advocates against Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. He was also one of 52 Americans held by Iran for 444 days during the 1979 hostage crisis. The recent spate of arrests were likely part of an internal standoff between Mr. Rouhani and Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards—a hard-line force charged with protecting Iran’s Islamic system, Mr. Rosen said."