VIDEO: BROTHER OF HIKER DETAINED IN IRAN SPEAKS OUT

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In this Today Show interview, Alex Fattal, whose brother Josh remains locked inside an Iranian prison with Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer, discusses the emotional reunion of the trio with their mothers in Tehran.

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