U.S. wants info from Iran on missing former FBI agent
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U.S. wants info from Iran on missing former FBI agent
Posted: 12:54 PM ET
From Elise Labott
CNN State Department Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The State Department called on Iran Friday to pony up
any information it has on a former FBI agent who vanished there last year.State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack urged Tehran to share “any and
all information” about Robert Levinson, who disappeared from Iran’s Kish Island
over 19 months ago.

“The U.S. Department of State remains committed to determining Mr.
Levinson’s whereabouts, and returning him safely to his family that includes
seven children, one grandchild and a second grandchild on the way,” McCormack
said in a statement.

Senior administration officials say the United States is increasing
pressure on Iran to provide information on Levinson’s whereabouts.

Several officials have said they suspect Iranian authorities have seized
Levinson and are holding him in a jail inside the country.

However, they stress they have no information confirming their suspicions
and have consistently voiced frustration with the lack of developments in the
case.