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He was one of the four Iranian-Americans detained by the Iranian government in May 2007. Jafar Sharif-Emami, former prime minister of Iran (1960–1961, 1978–1979), former president of the Iranian Senate (1964–1978), and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran (1960). Exiled to the U.S. in the wake of the Iranian Revolution
Pages in category "American people of Iranian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 387 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Iranian Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry, or who hold Iranian citizenship.. Most Iranian Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the Iranian monarchy, with over 40% settling in California, specifically Los Angeles.
Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, part of a possible deal over billions of dollars of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea. Siamak Namazi, an energy ...
The five Americans freed in a prisoner swap with Iran arrived in the U.S. early Tuesday after the Biden administration agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in funds in exchange for their freedom. The ...
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Shiva Rose (born 1969), Iranian-American actress and blogger. [11] Nahid Persson Sarvestani (born 1960), documentary filmmaker; Sarah Shahi (born 1980), American actress and former cheerleader, of Iranian-Spanish ancestry; Yara Shahidi (born 2000), American actress, of Iranian, African American and Native Choctaw heritage
Bahar Soomekh, Iranian-American actor; Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of London-based children's charity Kids Company; Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed Shah of Iran, crown prince in exile. Shirin Ebadi, recipient of 2003 Nobel Peace Prize; Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist and writer. He has been described as "Iran's preeminent political