The president’s comments came as the US announced fresh sanctions targeting former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran’s intelligence ministry. In a statement, Mr Namazi said he “would not be free today, if it wasn’t for all of you who didn’t allow the world to forget me”. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you for being my voice when I could not speak for myself and for making sure I was heard when I mustered the strength to scream from behind the impenetrable walls of Evin Prison,” he added.
