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Administration official said they are hopeful wangs release will give momentum to other americans held as well. they believe six americans are in iranian custody serving long sentences on false charges so they can be used as bargaining chips. they include b what quer nanazi and his son. along with karan, vafadari. and there is also new evidence suggesting former fbi agent bob levinson who went missing 12 years ago may be alive and in custody. the families of detained americans came to capitol hi...

Pressure on iran. here is bob levin sons daughter. >> we need scene outcry from americans. this is a new iranian crisis. it is not right, it is not normal prehigh year. reporter: wangs release is causing mixed emotions for other families. the son of namazi says hes devastated that second president has left my sailing father in an iranian jail. jon: defense secretary marks percent speaking -- mark esper spoke at the simi valley forum.

Many members of congress. jon: nunes says he didnt know who rudy giulianis associate lev parnas was until last month and said he never spoke directly to him. listen in be a guest on "sunday morning futures" with maria bartiromo sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. an american graduate student held in an iranian prison for three years opposite suspicion of being a spy is heading home. he was released in switzerland in exchange for an iranian citizen being held in an atlanta jail over allegations he viol...

Our family is completes once again. my son and i have waited three long years for this day and its hard to express how excited we are to be reunited with xiyue. he was swapped for pane iranian doctor in chicago who was accused of violating sanctions against iran. senior american officials defended the swap saying no money was paid for wang. the president said he would like to host wang and his family at the white house. but they did not set a date. jon: wangs release is spotlighting other cases ...

We asked president trump whether there were discussions with iranian officials in this process over the other americans still in prison in iran. >> i think it was a great thing for iran. its great to show that we can do something. it might have been a precursor as to what can be done. >> negotiations twifnlt s. and iran over wangs arrest intense youified the past three or four weeks. then brian hook left for zurich to meet with iranian officials with a prisoner swap. wang is a graduates student ...

We asked president trump whether there were discussions with iranian officials in this process over the other americans still in prison in iran. >> i think it was a great thing for iran. its great to show that we can do something. it might have been a precursor as to what can be done. >> negotiations twifnlt s. and iran over wangs arrest intense youified the past three or four weeks. then brian hook left for zurich to meet with iranian officials with a prisoner swap. wang is a graduates student ...

For wang and the sanction campaign continues. there are still several other americans held in iran, one brother says, quote: i am thrilled for the family, at the same time i am beyond devastated that a second president has left my father and brother behind as american hostages in iran in a second swap deal. the family of bob levinson has also commented. they say that they are happy for the release even though their father, that he disappeared in iran more than a decade ago. they say its a bitter...

Administration official said they are hopeful wangs release will give momentum to other americans held as well. they believe six americans are in iranian custody serving long sentences on false charges so they can be used as bargaining chips. they include b what quer nanazi and his son. along with karan, vafadari. and there is also new evidence suggesting former fbi agent bob levinson who went missing 12 years ago may be alive and in custody. the families of detained americans came to capitol hi...

Our family is completes once again. my son and i have waited three long years for this day and its hard to express how excited we are to be reunited with xiyue. he was swapped for pane iranian doctor in chicago who was accused of violating sanctions against iran. senior american officials defended the swap saying no money was paid for wang. the president said he would like to host wang and his family at the white house. but they did not set a date. jon: wangs release is spotlighting other cases ...

An american team including envoy brian hook on the left there left for zurich to meet with iranian officials for the prisoner swap. they secured wang and then flew him to germany for an evaluation. wangs a graduate student at princeton university. he was in iran studying persian history when in august 2016 he was arrested. iranian authorities charged him with espionage and sentenced him to a decade in prison. his wife says in a statement, quote: our family is complete again. our son and i have w...