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3 more Iranian nationals with ties to Islamic regime arrested while living lavishly in LA

Nypost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 138 words · By Geoff Earle
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3 more Iranian nationals with ties to Islamic regime arrested while living lavishly in LA Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yanked the green cards of three more Iranian nationals tied to Tehran who were living it up in the US – a week after the arrest of the…

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What happened

3 more Iranian nationals with ties to Islamic regime arrested while living lavishly in LA Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yanked the green cards of three more Iranian nationals tied to Tehran who were living it up in the US – a week after the arrest of the…

Why it matters

ICE agents arrested Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi and their son for removal this week, citing their connections to a notorious figure from the Iran hostage crisis, the State Department announced Saturday.

Common ground

Eissa Hashemi, 43, is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, known as “Screaming Mary” for her role as the mouthpiece for militants who stormed the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/us-news/3-more-iranian-nationals-with-ties-to-isla…

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Loaded Language 60% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 50% confidence
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“3 more Iranian nationals with ties to Islamic regime arrested while living lavishly in LA”
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Wikipedia entries about Iranian Americans in Los Angeles and the 2025–2026 protests do not mention specific arrests of Iranian nationals tied to the Islamic regime. No cross-references or web search results corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (and Southern California in general) is home to a large Iranian-American community. Los Angeles is also notable for its very large Iranian Jewish communities in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iranian_Americans_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. According to the National Organization for Civi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Americans
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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yanked the green cards of three more Iranian nationals tied to Tehran”
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Wikipedia entries about Marco Rubio's international trips and political positions do not mention any action related to revoking green cards of Iranian nationals. No cross-references or web search results corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Rubio (/ˈruːbioʊ/; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. He was a Republican United States Senator…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Marco_R…
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“ICE agents arrested Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi and their son for removal this week”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search results, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about ICE arrests of Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son.
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“Eissa Hashemi, 43, is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, known as 'Screaming Mary' for her role as the mouthpiece for militants who stormed the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search results, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Eissa Hashemi's parent's involvement in the 1979 US Embassy storming.
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“The Post reported last week that Hashemi has been living the good life in Los Angeles”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search results, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about The Washington Post reporting Seyed Eissa Hashemi's prosperous lifestyle in Los Angeles.
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