Mother appeals publicly to President Ahmadinejad for Amir Hekmati 's release . Former Iranian marine is unaware his father is dying of brain cancer . ` ` That 's my last wish , to hold him and kiss him , '' his father says . He will undergo radiation treatment and chemotherapy in hopes of extending his life long enough embrace his son one last time . ` ` They want him '' to turn to espionage , his mother says . ` ` That 's not true ''
Mother appeals publicly to President Ahmadinejad for Amir Hekmati 's release . Former Iranian marine is unaware his father is dying of brain cancer . ` ` That 's my last wish , to hold him and kiss him , '' his father says . ` ` They want him '' to turn to espionage , his mother says . ` ` That 's not true ''