U.S. veteran jailed in Iran suffering psychologically, former inmate says The family of Michael White, an American Navy vet detained in Iran, says he's been held captive in the country since last summer. In 2009 before joining CBS News, Roxana Saberi was arrested and imprisoned in Iran on a false charge of spying for the CIA. She was released after 100 days. She has been speaking with White's mother and has the latest details on his detainment.