country there to move the case along. and, you know i think pressure is just really hard for folks outside of the country to understand for the family, even ones that aren t in jail. martha: of course. douglas, you know, we talk about this nuclear deal that the president is working on with iran. how do you feel about what is going on with jason in the context of all of that? my focus has been on winning is. son s release. don t believe getting involved in political matters is appropriate. this is a time when the world s attention is focused on iran. it is focused on talks between the u.s. government and iran. also a time when iranian new year is approaching. this is time of mercy and compassion. we hope the two factors will put pressure on iran shows government follows rules and put an end to this really outrage