Meanwhile, hopes are fading for the release of at least five U.S. citizens being held prisoner in Iran on what supporters say are trumped-up charges. Relatives of the prisoners say President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal will likely prompt Iran to add to harsh prison terms. This is Babak Namazi, whose father Baquer and brother Siamak were given 10-year sentences for “collaborating with a hostile power”—the United States.

Babak Namazi: “Nothing prepares you for the horror of having, not one, but two, family members taken away from you, the feeling of despondency, the feeling of utter confusion, of being stuck in a situation where your loved ones are in horrible conditions, that they’ve been held in situations which is deplorable, and all of it being so unjust and unexplainable.”