These are the U.S. prisoners who were just released from Iran


Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and four other U.S. prisoners in Iran were freed Saturday, with at least some flown out of the country Sunday, the newspaper reports. They were first headed to Switzerland, and then to a U.S. military base in Germany for medical examination. Rezaian and three of the other prisoners were released as part of a prisoner swap that saw clemency for seven Iranians charged or imprisoned in the U.S. on sanctions violations.
"We are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for Jason and his family is finally over," Post publisher Frederick J. Ryan Jr. said in a statement.
The fifth American was released in a separate move from the deal. You've heard about Rezaian, but here's more the Post and The New York Times have gathered about each of the other freed prisoners:
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Amir Hekmati is a 32-year-old Marine veteran from Flint, Michigan. His father, Ali, has terminal brain cancer, and his family was losing hope that the two would be reconnected before Hekmati's father died. He was arrested in 2011 on charges of spying while visiting his grandmother.
Saeed Abedini is a 35-year-old pastor from Boise, Idaho. He was imprisoned in 2012 for organizing home churches.
Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari has been identified by Iranian media as a businessman. His incarceration had not been previously reported.
Matthew Trevithick, the prisoner who was freed separately from the exchange, is a 30-year-old language student. He was detained for 40 days, his parents said.
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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