Emad Sharghi

Emad (Edward) Sharghi lives in Washington DC. He is a sales and marketing expert. He works in the petrochemical industry in the US. He is the founder of the Dubex group and has become a prominent petrochemical businessman in the past 20 years.

When he was arrested, he was the vice president of Sarava, one of the largest investment companies in the field of digital business. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='24828'> About 20 IRGC forces came to Bahare Amidi and Emad Sharqi's house in Tehran and arrested them, Hrana reported. According to this report, based on a credible source, “the case was reopened on the excuse of activities of web-based shop Digikala in Iran but, during the trial, other charges and evidence were filed under espionage.” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24830'> Bahareh Amidi and Emad Sharghi were released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34271'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28391/'> Judge Salavati at the 15th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran sentenced him to 10 years in prison in absentia for "espionage and gathering military information". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34270'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3p0lahN'> A state media reported that Mr. Sharghi was arrested while leaving the country. Since the arrest his family has been in the dark about his fate. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36824'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28398/'> HRANA reported that Emad Sharghi was arrested a month and a half ago while leaving the country from the border near Sardasht. The agents used guns during his arrest and at least one person was hit. A source close to him said a phone call by Mr. Sharghi led to surveillance and his eventual arrest. Since his arrest, he has not had any communication with his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36825'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30384/'> He called his family for the first time since his arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47755'> <reference source='https://people.com/politics/an-american-captive-family-pleas-for-his-release-in-iran/'> Mr. Sharghi's wife Bahareh Amidi has heard from her husband twice in the past three months while being monitored by security forces. According to the report, the family often doesn't hear from him for months. According to his family, he is suffering from high blood pressure and cholesterol and he is considered at high-risk for COVID but has not received a vaccine. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47742'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1480557362469556228?s=20'> US special representative on Iran Robert Malley demanded the immediate release of Morad Tahbaz, Siamak and Bagher Namazi, Emad Sharghi, and other British-Iranian dual citizens. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47753'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33918/'> He contracted coronavirus in prison. HRANA reported that he is serving his time in hall 9 of ward eight of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47741'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CeXFKaCL_in/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> His family requested a meeting with Joe Biden and asked him to do whatever he can to get the Islamic Republic to release him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40899'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/us-voa-emad-sharqi-wife-bahareh-release-hostage-mural/6667019.html'> A mural was revealed in Washington DC of 18 American prisoners abroad. Morad Tahbaz, Emad Sharghi. Siamak and Bagher Namazi, Emad Sharghi, and Shahab Dalili are included in the mural. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47743'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/emad-shahrghi-news-family/6871687.html'> The wife and daughters of Emad Sharghi asked President Joe Biden to increase his efforts for the release and return of Emad Sharghi. His daughter Hana Sharghi told CBS that since the summer when they asked for a meeting with Joe Biden, they have had no visit or phone call with the president. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50598'> <reference source='https://www.iranintl.com/202304228341'> Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesman of the US State Department, referring to five years since the arrest of Emad Sharghi, called the imprisonment of foreign citizens a cruel political tactic and said that the Islamic Republic should immediately release Mr. Sharghi, Morad Tahbaz, and Siamak Namazi, three American citizens. According to Iran International, Vedant Patel said in his press conference: > Iran's unfair use of prison and abuse of American citizens as political leverage is a cruel, inhuman act and against international laws. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50680'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/StateSPEHA/status/1650476087451721728?s=20'> In the fifth year of Emad Sharghi's detention, the US Special Representative for Hostage Affairs Roger Carsten referred to the "unjust" nature of his imprisonment and tweeted that we are committed to supporting his family and returning him home. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50925'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/american-prisoner-s-families-appeal-to-biden-to-bring-them-home/32394747.html'> The families of the American-Iranian dual citizens imprisoned in Iran, Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi, and Morad Tahbaz, held a rally in front of the White House and asked the Joe Biden administration to return them to their families in America by paying any political costs for the release of these citizens. According to Radio Farda, a spokesperson for the US State Department said at the same time as the gathering that the Biden administration is working "tirelessly" on the fate of these people and that the negotiations in this regard are not made public because of the "sensitivity" and "extreme importance" of the issue. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53689'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/voa-exclusive-white-house-jake-sullivan-confirmed-indirect-negotiations-iran-americans-release/7173530.html'> White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told VOA Persian that the Joe Biden administration has "indirect talks" with the Islamic Republic to free Americans detained in Iran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53686'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/we-will-not-discuss-the-details-of-any-efforts-to-secure-the-release-of-u-s-citizens/32513800.html'> In response to Radio Farda, one of the spokespersons of the US Se stated that four American citizens (three of whom are named Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi, and Morad Tahbaz) were "unjustly" detained by the Islamic Republic and announced that even "The number of detained American citizens" in Iran is not published in order not to jeopardize the process of their release. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53692'> <reference source='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/iran-us-prisoner-swap.html'> The New York Times quoted American sources and wrote that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has transferred five Iranian Americans from prison to house arrest after two years of negotiations. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53701'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/eu-welcomed-change-in-status-iranian-american-prisoners/7221426.html'> Peter Stano, the spokesperson for the foreign policy of the European Union, told VOA Farsi about the change in the status of Iranian-American prisoners from prison to house arrest: > We welcome the release of four American prisoners who are now under house arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53704'> <reference source='https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-us-verge-prisoner-swap-under-qatar-mediated-deal-2023-09-10/'> Citing the statements of several Iranian diplomats and other sources familiar with the negotiations between Tehran and Washington, the Reuters news agency announced the details of the current agreement to release six billion dollars of Iran's blocked assets and the release of a number of prisoners from both sides. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53708'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/ye23zfjd'> In an interview with the Associated Press, Ali Karimi Magham, the spokesman of Iran's delegation to the United Nations, confirmed the names of five Iranian prisoners whom the Islamic Republic hopes to release as part of a prisoner exchange with the United States. Mizan, the Judiciary News Agency named these prisoners as follows: Mehrdad Moein Ansari, Kambiz Attar Kashani, Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, Amin Hassanzadeh, and Kaveh Afrasiabi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53711'> <reference source='https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/18/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-return-of-american-detainees-from-iran/#:~:text=I%20am%20grateful%20to%20our,%2C%20Switzerland%2C%20and%20South%20Korea.'> The plane carrying five American prisoners from Iran, including Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi, and Morad Tahbaz, landed at the Doha Qatar airport. Thus the prisoner exchange agreement between Iran and the United States, which coincided with the transfer of the blocked money of the Islamic Republic from South Korea to Qatar, was finalized. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>