 On 13 July 2010, Amiri went to the Embassy of Pakistan (where Iran has an Interests Section) in Washington, D.C. and asked to return to Iran.Senior American officials claimed that Iranian government authorities threatened to hurt Amiri's family in Iran if he did not return to Iran, so he returned home.Amiri claimed he was drugged and kidnapped by American agents in Saudi Arabia, tortured and held for years against his will.