CNN —
Darian Dalili has not seen his father since 2016, when Shahab traveled to Iran for a family funeral and was detained.
The Dalili family had been hopeful that their seven year nightmare could be coming to an end amid reports that a fourth unnamed American might be included in a deal with Tehran, Darian told CNN. Shahab is an Iranian citizen and a US legal permanent resident.
“But then when the actual official news broke out, all those hopes were crushed,” Darian said.
“The first thing I did, I took my phone and I send out an email to the few people that