As $6 Billion Iran Hostage Deal Is Celebrated, Family of a Sixth Hostage Wonders Why He Wasn’t Included

One cheerleader of the administration’s latest rapprochement deal with the Islamic Republic is the man who ran President Biden’s Iran policy until April, Robert Malley, who has been mum since his suspension for undisclosed violations.

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Robert Malley on June 20, 2021, at Vienna. AP/Florian Schroetter, file

Even as supporters of engagement with the Islamic Republic celebrate a tentative deal for the release of five American hostages, some are asking why, for a price tag of $6 billion, all the Americans held at Iran’s notorious Evan prison can’t be included in the swap.

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