Whereas Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has taken as hostages Siamak Namazi, Baquer Namazi, Karan Vafadari, and a fourth not publicly identified United States citizen as well as United States legal permanent residents Afarin Niasari and Nizar Zakka; Whereas Siamak Namazi was detained on October 15, 2015, falsely accused and convicted on October 18, 2016, for collaborating with a hostile government , and has been held for extended periods in solitary confinement and under constant interrogation; Whereas former UNICEF official Baquer Namazi, the 80-year old father of Siamak Namazi and has a deteriorating health status, was detained on February 22, 2016, falsely accused and convicted to 10 years in prison for the identical crime as his son; Whereas former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Iranian authorities to release Baquer Namazi to allow his family to care for him; Whereas UNICEF has issued four public statements on Baquer Namazi’s behalf; Whereas Karan Vafadari, a United States citizen, and his wife, Afarin Niasari, an Iranian national and United States legal permanent resident alien, were detained in late July 2016 and has been held without charge or access to counsel; Whereas a fourth United States citizen is detained in Iran though his family has wished for him not to be publicly identified; Whereas Robert Levinson, a United States citizen and retired agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, traveled to Kish Island, Iran, and disappeared on March 9, 2007; Whereas the United States Government had secured a commitment from the Iranians … to try and gather information about Mr. Levinson’s possible whereabouts but has not received any information thus far