Marzieh Hashemi
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Marzieh Hashemi (Persian: مرضیه هاشمی; born as Melanie Franklin) is an American-born Iranian journalist and television presenter. She is a natural-born citizen of the United States and a naturalized citizen of Iran. Hashemi is employed by Press TV, the Iranian state-owned news and documentary television network.
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Marzieh Hashemi | |
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Born | Melanie Franklin (1959-12-21) December 21, 1959 (age 64) |
Citizenship | United States Iran[1] |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | Press TV host |
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On January 15, 2019, Hashemi was arrested by the FBI while boarding a St. Louis flight, to visit her children in Denver.[2] According to court documents she was being held as a material witness in a federal investigation and had not been accused of any crime.[3] Hashemi was released on 23 January 2019 after testifying before a federal grand jury in Washington D.C.[4][5]