Family of ex-FBI agent presumed dead in Iran hopes talks with US can lead to return of his remains
June 20, 2025
The family of a retired FBI agent presumed dead after vanishing in Iran 18 years ago is calling for any deal between the United States and Iran to include the return of his remains. The U.S. government in 2020 said that it had concluded that Robert Levinson had died while in the custody of Iran. Daniel Levinson, one of Levinson’s sons, said that as President Donald Trump signals an interest in diplomacy over Tehran’s nuclear program that could avert direct U.S. military involvement in Iran’s war with Israel, now is the time for Washington to use its “leverage to hold them responsible.”