Retired businessman Reza Taghavi is released Saturday , his lawyer says . The U.S. Embassy in Tehran said it was aware of the release but had no further comment. `` It was blind faith , really , '' Leila said , explaining the silence . `` Not knowing it would take this long , and fear of the system . Taghavi suffers from diabetes and his health deteriorated in prison , his lawyer says .
Retired businessman Reza Taghavi is released Saturday , his lawyer says . The U.S. Embassy in Tehran said it was aware of the release but had no further comment. Taghavi suffers from diabetes and his health deteriorated in prison , his lawyer says .