A British–U.S.–Iranian national who was returned to an Iranian prison two days after being released has now been moved to a hotel in Tehran, the UK government confirmed. A family member said the tri-national has gone on hunger strike. Morad Tahbaz, a 66-year-old wildlife conservationist held in Iran since January 2018, was taken from his Tehran home and returned to Evin prison on Friday, two days after he was released on furlough. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) said at the time that it had been told by Tehran that Tahbaz had been taken back to prison to fit an ankle bracelet. In a late Sunday update, an FCDO spokesman said Tahbaz had been moved to a hotel in Tehran. “We have been in touch with Morad’s family throughout the day and continue to lobby the Iranian authorities at the highest levels to allow him to return home immediately, as the Iranian …
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