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Voice of America
February 12, 2018
Shahini is believed to still be in Iran. Also in an Iranian prison is Nizar Zakka, a U.S. permanent resident from Lebanon who advocated for internet freedom and has done work for the U.S. government. He was sentenced to 10 years last year on espionage-related charges. Former FBI agent Robert Levinson,ÃÂ ...
ABC News
February 12, 2018
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson is also missing in Iran since 2007 -- the longest-held U.S. civilian, according to a Senate resolution passed two years ago Sunday. Iran denies that he is in the government's custody. Over the weekend, it was revealed that another American citizen is now also in detention.
The Intercept
February 5, 2018
On the night of his impromptu interrogation in March 2016, the FBI agent who questioned Sheikhzadeh produced a photograph of missing former FBI Agent Robert Levinson, who had disappeared under mysterious circumstances while traveling to Kish Island off Iran in 2007. The agent then proceeded toÃÂ ...
Chicago Daily Herald
January 30, 2018
Shahini is believed to still be in Iran. Also in an Iranian prison is Nizar Zakka, a U.S. permanent resident from Lebanon who advocates for internet freedom and has done work for the U.S. government. He was sentenced to 10 years last year on espionage-related charges. Former FBI agent Robert Levinson,ÃÂ ...
CNN
March 22, 2017
The wife and children of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent whom US investigators believe is being held in Iran, filed a suit with the US District Court in Washington, D.C.. The complaint states that the family is filing suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act "for injuries suffered by each of them as aÃÂ ...
KTVQ Billings News
December 31, 1999
Other Facts:During his career at the FBI, Levinson specialized in investigating organized crime in Russia. His family says Levinson suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure among other illnesses. Timeline:1970s - Levinson is hired by the FBI after six years with the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Gatestone Institute
December 13, 2017
One of the longest in captivity is American Robert Levinson (now aged 69 if he is still alive), originally a 28-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI. He was captured on March 9, 2007 on Kish Island, an Iranian free-trade zone in the Persian Gulf. Some years later, it was revealedÃÂ ...
Voice of America
November 26, 2017
Iranian state television has aired more allegations against a detained Iranian-British woman, something her husband said Sunday appeared timed to further pressure London as it considers making a $530 million payment to Tehran. The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has gained momentum in recentÃÂ ...
Axios
November 19, 2017
Robert Levinson was an FBI agent who went missing in Iran 10 years ago. In 2015, then-candidate Trump swore to bring Levinson home, along with the three ...
STRATFOR
November 18, 2017
In 2007, Salahuddin name was linked with another crime: He was the last person known to have met with Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent ...
Washington Examiner
November 10, 2017
Former FBI operative Robert Levinson disappeared in the country more than 10 years ago. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has insisted the ...
RadioFarda
November 3, 2017
Senate resolution 245 also mentioned Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who disappeared in Kish Island in March 2007, saying that ...
The New Yorker
October 18, 2017
... Obama created the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell in the F.B.I., ... Seven American citizens and green-card holders—Robert Levinson, Nizar ...
The Cipher Brief
October 18, 2017
... if only to try to gain the release of American detainees and determine the fate of Robert Levinson, the retired FBI agent who the FBI says went ...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
October 9, 2017
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran in 2007 while on an unauthorized CIA mission, remains missing as well.
Wichita Eagle
October 9, 2017
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran in 2007 while on an unauthorized CIA mission, remains missing as well.
U.S. News & World Report
October 4, 2017
A member of Iran's team of nuclear negotiators that struck the 2015 deal with world powers has been sentenced to five years in prison after ...
Wichita Eagle
October 4, 2017
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished in Iran in 2007 while on an unauthorized CIA mission, remains missing as well.
Sunshine State News
September 28, 2017
Deutch also asked Sullivan about Robert Levinson, a Florida resident who worked for the FBI and DEA. In 2007, during a private investigation ...
RadioFarda
September 21, 2017
At least two other American citizen or permanent residents are imprisoned in Iran, and a third, former FBI agent, Robert Levinson has been ...
NBC 6 South Florida
July 25, 2017
Ted Deutch and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will listen to testimony from the son of Robert Levinson this afternoon. The former FBI agent vanished during a trip to Iran in 2007. At the time, he was working as a private investigator on a cigarette smuggling case and disappeared on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.
NBCNews.com
March 22, 2017
The family of a former FBI agent turned CIA consultant who vanished in Iran ten years ago filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the government of ...
CNN
March 22, 2017
The wife and children of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent whom US investigators believe is being held in Iran, filed a suit with the USÂ ...
CBS Miami
March 22, 2017
FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The family of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran a decade ago, has sued the country.
New York Times
March 5, 2017
At left is how the former F.B.I. agent Robert A. Levinson looked in a video released by his kidnappers in 2007. At right is a composite image of ...
Daily Sabah
December 31, 1999
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished in Iran in 2007 while on an unauthorized CIA mission, remains missing as well. Iran says ...
CNN
December 31, 1999
... such as Austin Tice (held since 2012) and Robert Levinson (since 2007). ... On a recent call with our FBI field agent and Hostage Recovery ...
SaintPetersBlog (blog)
March 13, 2017
FAMILY OF FLORIDA MAN HELD CAPTIVE ABROAD SEEKS TRUMP'S HELP via The Associated Press - Former FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared from the Iranian island of Kish in 2007 while trying to cultivate an informant for the CIA. Now, his familyÃÂ ...
East Grand Forks Exponent
March 11, 2017
WATCH: Ten years later, former FBI agent Robert Levinson still missing in Iran. By ABC News | March 11, 2017. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer promises the Trump Administration will "locate Mr. Levinson and bring him home.
VOA Indonesia
March 10, 2017
Christine Levinson (kanan), istri dari mantan agen FBI Robert Levinson, bersama putranya Daniel Levinson dalam konferensi pers di Kedutaan Swiss di Teheran, 22 Desember 2007 (Foto: dok).
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 9, 2017
BERLIN - A man was arrested after injuring seven people with an ax at the main train station in Duesseldorf, Germany, in what appeared to be a random attack, police said Thursday.
Janesville Gazette
March 9, 2017
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson went missing after checking out of a hotel on Iran's Kish Island a day before his 59th birthday; his fate remains unknown.
StarNewsOnline.com
March 9, 2017
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson went missing after checking out of a hotel on Iran's Kish Island a day before his 59th birthday; his fate remains unknown.
WZVN-TV
March 9, 2017
FILE- In this March 6, 2012 file photo, an FBI poster showing a composite image of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, right, of how he would look like now after five years in captivity, and an image, center, taken f... (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File ...
Yahoo News
March 9, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House marked the 10th anniversary on Thursday of the disappearance of American Robert Levinson in Iran with a pledge to bring him back to the United States. "The Trump Administration remains unwavering in ourÃÂ ...
Middle East Online
March 9, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C. - The White House on Thursday expressed its "unwavering" commitment to locate and return ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared 10 years ago on Iran's Kish Island. "The Trump Administration remains unwavering in ourÃÂ ...
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
March 9, 2017
It's been 10 years since former FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared while in Iran on an unauthorized CIA mission and his family is still waiting for answers.
Kuwait News Agency
March 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, March 9 (KUNA) -- Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance of US citizen Robert Levinson from Kish Island, Iran, and the Trump administration "remains unwavering in our commitment" to locate Levinson and bring him homeÃÂ ...
STLtoday.com
March 9, 2017
It's been 10 years since former FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared while in Iran on an unauthorized CIA mission and his family is still waiting for answers.
Daily Astorian
March 8, 2017
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ten years after a former FBI agent working on an unauthorized CIA mission disappeared in Iran, his family hopes U.S.
Los Angeles Times
March 8, 2017
The whereabouts of a sixth American, Robert Levinson, are unknown. The former FBI agent from Coral Springs, Fla., went missing in Iran in 2007.
Just Security
March 8, 2017
President Trump has yet to speak to FBI Director James Comey about his allegation that former president Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of his phones, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer insisted yesterday, despite earlier reports that ComeyÃÂ ...
Leader-Telegram
March 8, 2017
NO WORD OF EX-FBI MAN LOST IN IRAN ON CIA JOB. Ten years after Robert Levinson's disappearance, his family hopes Trump will do something the last two U.S.
Haaretz
March 8, 2017
Robert Levinson's family told The Associated Press this week that Trump's background as a deal-making businessman and his harder line on Iran could be an asset in finally determining what happened to the investigator, whose 69th birthday is Friday.
The Daily Telegram
March 8, 2017
NO WORD OF EX-FBI MAN LOST IN IRAN ON CIA JOB. Ten years after Robert Levinson's disappearance, his family hopes Trump will do something the last two U.S.
Bend Bulletin
March 6, 2017
Iranian officials informed the Obama administration they had received intelligence that the remains of an American had been buried in Pakistan.
Iran Focus
March 6, 2017
London, 7 Mar - Donald Trump is under pressure to get information about a missing ex-FBI agent who disappeared in Iran in March 2007.
New York Times
March 5, 2017
A poster shown during a news conference in 2012. At left is how the former F.B.I. agent Robert A. Levinson looked in a video released by his kidnappers in 2007.
KITV Honolulu
February 22, 2017
January 20 2016 - FBI investigators believe Robert Levinson, if he is still alive, is being held in Iran despite public statements from US officials in other agencies indicating he may be elsewhere, according to US officials briefed on the ...
Foreign Policy (blog)
January 18, 2017
Former FBI agent Robert Levinson went missing in 2007 during what appears to have been a rogue CIA mission on the island of Kish.
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