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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2007, file photo, an Iranian woman walks past graffiti art characterizing the U.S. Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran. The family and attorney of an Iranian-American dual national held in Tehran say his health is rapidly deteriorating and are appealing to the Iranian authorities to allow him to leave Iran for medical treatment. Babak Namazi, the son of Baquer Namazi told journalists Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, he is begging Iran “to show mercy to my father.” (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Correction: Ailing Iranian-American detained in Iran story

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, file photo, a veiled Iranian woman walks past graffiti art characterizing the U.S. Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, FIle)

Baquer Namazi, a U.S. citizen and father of detainee, also held in Iran, his lawyer says

By Nasser Karimi and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press