Iran Academic Writes of 'Hell' Over Link to 1979 Hostage Crisis The US government's decision to revoke the green cards of Maryam Tahmasebi, a Los Angeles professor of psychology and statistics, and her family over ties to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis raises questions about fairness and national security.
The case is part of a broader pattern of targeting individuals with connections to foreign governments.
Tahmasebi's husband, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, a former Iranian government official who served as spokesperson for the students who occupied the US embassy in Iran.