Washington state delegation calls for release of UW alum imprisoned in Iran
Washington's Democratic congressional delegation is calling on President Trump to help secure the release of a University of Washington graduate who's been imprisoned in Iran for three years.
Xiyue Wang is a Princeton Ph.D. student who was doing historical research for his dissertation when he was arrested in Iran in 2016.
He was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison.
Now, both senators from Washington, along with Washington state's seven Democratic members of Congress, have sent a letter to the president asking him to ramp up efforts to bring Wang home.
"The United States has the obligation to use every legal and diplomatic tool available to bring him home," the letter states. "We urge you to immediately resume direct and consistent diplomatic dialogue and take action to bring Mr. Wang home to his wife and six-year-old child."
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