"US-born doctor loses citizenship while applying for passport renewal"

Siavash Sobhani, a 61-year-old Virginia doctor who was born in the US, has been stripped of his citizenship after officials determined that he should never have been granted American citizenship in 1960 due to his father's status as an Iranian diplomat at the time of his birth. Sobhani, who has lived in the US his entire life, is now stateless and unable to safely live in Iran due to his brother's political ties to the US and his own criticisms of the government. He has appealed to Virginia lawmakers for help but is uncertain when or if he will regain his citizenship. This case echoes a similar situation involving Hoda Muthana, a US-born woman who was denied citizenship due to her father's diplomatic status.