Life Of German Jailed In Iran 'At Grave Risk' Over Failing Health, Daughter Says

A German citizen abducted in Dubai and sentenced to death by Iran is almost unable to walk and talk due to health conditions that prison authorities have failed to properly treat, his daughter told AFP. Jamshid Sharmahd, who is also a U.S. resident, suffers from Parkinson's disease and could die due to his deteriorating health, Gazelle Sharmahd said after her father last week made a rare phone call from prison to the family. Sharmahd, 68, was kidnapped in the United Arab Emirates and forcibly transferred to Iran in 2020, according to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.