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Fears Mount Over Fate of 15 Britons and Americans Detained in Iran

Jamie Dettmer

   Fears are mounting about the plight of more than a dozen Britons and
   Americans imprisoned in Iran. The U.S. and British governments accuse
   Tehran of holding them as "bargaining chips."

   The detainees, their families say, could face longer prison time as a
   result of the confrontation between Washington and Tehran over the U.S.
   killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

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