Marzieh Hashemi (Persian: مرضیه هاشمی; born as Melanie Franklin) is an American-born Iranian journalist and television presenter. She is a natural-born citizen of the United States and a naturalized citizen of Iran. Hashemi is employed by Press TV, the Iranian state-owned news and documentary television network.
On January 15, 2019, Hashemi was arrested by the FBI while boarding a St. Louis flight, to visit her children in Denver.[2] According to court documents she was being held as a material witness in a federal investigation and had not been accused of any crime.[3] Hashemi was released on 23 January 2019 after testifying before a federal grand jury in Washington D.C.[4][5]
^"Iranian FM Javad Zarif on U.S. Arrest of Press TV Anchor Marzieh Hashemi: This is Political Abuse of an Innocent Individual and an Affront to Freedom of Expression".
^"American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US". AP News. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^U.S.-born Iranian TV anchor's arrest confirmed by U.S. court, Reuters, 18 January 2019
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^Lartey, amilesLartey (24 January 2019). "US releases American journalist working for Iranian state TV after uproar". theguardian. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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