US arrests Iranian family tied to 1979 Iran hostage crisis at US embassy

Apr 12, 2026 3:37 pm | Jpost

Then-vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoumeh Ebtekar delivers a speech during the opening session of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, November 30, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS/STEPHANE MAHE)
Seyed Eissa Hashemi is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, the infamous spokeswoman for the Islamist militants who overran the US Embassy in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis.
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