Former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati has been imprisoned in Iran for more than two years . ` Asked why it happened to his son , Ali Hekmati offered some thought . He was visiting family in Iran when he was arrested in August 2011 . He wrote a letter to John Kerry saying his confession of being a CIA spy was forced . His family is appealing to Iran 's new president , who 's attending the General Assembly .
Former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati has been imprisoned in Iran for more than two years . He was visiting family in Iran when he was arrested in August 2011 . He wrote a letter to John Kerry saying his confession of being a CIA spy was forced . His family is appealing to Iran 's new president , who 's attending the General Assembly .