Long Island jeweler, 71, released from brutal Iranian prison after more than a year — but still banned from leaving the country
Metro Long Island jeweler, 71, released from brutal Iranian prison after more than a year — but still banned from leaving the country By Daniel Cody Published Sep. Add The New York Post on Google A Long Island jeweler held in captivity for over a year has been freed from a notorious Iranian prison known for torturing inmates, the US State Department announced Tuesday. Kamran Hekmati, of Great Neck Estates, was detained by Iranian authorities in May 2025 while visiting family in Iran — and was accused of illegally traveling to Israel for his son’s bar mitzvah in 2012.
- ▪Metro Long Island jeweler, 71, released from brutal Iranian prison after more than a year — but still banned from leaving the country By Daniel Cody Published Sep.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google A Long Island jeweler held in captivity for over a year has been freed from a notorious Iranian prison known for torturing inmates, the US State Department announced Tuesday.
- ▪Kamran Hekmati, of Great Neck Estates, was detained by Iranian authorities in May 2025 while visiting family in Iran — and was accused of illegally traveling to Israel for his son’s bar mitzvah in 2012.
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| Original publisher | New York Post |
| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/09/08/us-news/long-island-jeweler-71-released-from-brutal-iranian-prison-after-more-than-a-year-but-still-banned-from-leaving-the-country/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:59:21 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-09T03:23:49.599Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-09T03:23:49.599Z |
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| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
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Metro Long Island jeweler, 71, released from brutal Iranian prison after more than a year — but still banned from leaving the country By Daniel Cody Published Sep. 8, 2026, 10:59 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Long Island jeweler held in captivity for over a year has been freed from a notorious Iranian prison known for torturing inmates, the US State Department announced Tuesday.
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