The following statement was issued on behalf of Mr. Nizar Zakka and his family by Mr. Zakkas attorney in the United States, Mr. Jason Poblete:
By imposing economic sanctions on Irans State Prison Organization and Sohrab
Soleimani, President Trump is reminding Iranian officials that the act of unlawfully holding Americans, U.S. Legal Residents, as well as persons from other nations, hostage comes with consequences. Human rights abusers will be held accountable.