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U.S. blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent While Robert Levinson disappeared over decade ago at hands of suspected Iranian agents, first official American announcement seen as Trump administration bid to prevent Biden from changing policy towards Tehran Associated Press | Published: 12.15.20 , 15:11 The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired Jewish American FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence officers believed responsible for his abduction and imposing sanctions against them. ...

Trump Sanctions Two Iranian Spies For The 2007 Abduction of a US FBI Agent Published December 15th, 2020 - 08:18 GMT Image of Robert Levinson issued by the FBI. (Photo courtesy of the FBI) The Trump administration announced sanctions Monday on two Iranian intelligence officials in connection with the 2007 kidnapping and possible death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson from a Persian Gulf island. Levinson was last known to be on the tourist spot of Kish Island, off the coast of Iran, on an unauthorized trip for the CIA to gain information on Iran's nuclear program. Mohammad Baseri ...

Iran pledged to provide assistance in bringing Bob Levinson home, but it has never followed through: FBI Washington: The United States on Monday for the first time accused Iran of direct involvement in the "probable death" of former FBI agent Bob Levinson, who vanished 13 years ago. Releasing the finding a month before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, Donald Trump's administration urged his successor to prioritize the release of at least three Americans in Iranian custody as part of an expected resumption of diplomacy. "The government of Iran pledged to provide assistance in bringing ...

Dec 15, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence officers believed responsible for his abduction and imposing sanctions against them. Levinson disappeared in Iran under mysterious circumstances more than a decade ago, and though U.S. diplomats and investigators have long said they thought he was taken by Iranian government agents, Monday’s announcement in the final weeks of the Trump administration was the most definitive assig...

SHARE The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on two senior Iranian military officers for the abduction, detention and probable death of Robert Levinson, who was taken by Iran more than 13 years ago. Mohammad Baseri and Ahmad Khazai of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, are being designated by the US Treasury for their involvement in the retired FBI agent's abduction from Kish Island, about March 9, 2007. “The abduction of Mr Levinson in Iran is an outrageous example of the Iranian regime’s willingness to commit unjust acts,” US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchi...