you got out about three years ago, right, kamiar? you are just flying back to the states now. it's a strict society. i think that's safe to say, right? a lot of people watching now have never been to iran. they don't know what it's like. you both do. how -- we're going to talk about what specifically led to imprisonment, but how strict was it? if you say, look, i'm a doctor i want to take care of patients with hiv/aids, i want to do need needle exchange programs because it can save lives, what do you do? >> we wanted to clarify this was not due to inappropriate programs. we rephrased when they said are you working with the sex workers? we said, no, we are working with women -- >> some was the presentation of language? >> and the rephrasing. alcohol is prohibited, you can drink water but alcohol to save your life. condom is bad, but hiv is worse, so let's have condom. >> did you say i will go to prison for the work i want to do? did that cross your mind? >> maybe. >> because you -- >> maybe, because, you know, at that time they didn't like to accept any activity with hiv/aids f

after an international campaign on their behalf, first kamiar was set free, and then arash.ade it to the united states just this week. let me point out, you literally are seeing each other for the first time in over three years. you were imprisoned. you got out three years ago, right? and then just -- you're just flying back to the states now. it is a -- it is a strict society. i think that's safe to say, right? a lot of people watching now have never been to iran, they don't know what it is like. you both do. we're going to talk about what specifically led to imprisonment, but how strict was it? if you say, look, i'm a doctor, i want to take care of patients with hiv/aids and do needle exchange programs because it can help save lives, what was the response? >> we wanted to clarify that this was not due to the behavior. that was the issues that took time at the beginning. but we rephrase. they say are you working with the sick workers? no, we are working with vulnerable women. >> so it was the presentation, the language. >> and rephrasing. and in bad and worse, bad is better