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LED IN: In a Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 photo provided by the Hekmati family, U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, Mich., meets with former Iran prisoner Amir Hekmati at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. Hekmati was detained in August 2011 on espionage charges. Kildee told reporters that he's been working to free Hekmati and couldn't wait to meet him in person. (Courtesy of the Hekmati Family via AP) (Associated Press)

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Rezaian and Hekmati, who were both charged with espionage by Tehran, said they were tortured while in custody.

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