TEHRAN – An American doctor from Mississippi searched far and wide for solutions to his state’s endemic health problems. Now, after years of practicing what he calls “health diplomacy,” Dr ...

The Iranian national largely disappeared from the radar until 2013, when Madison County land roll records show him purchasing a property on Highway 51, between Gluckstadt and Madison.

MADISON COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Days after conflict with Iran began involving Israel, Iran and the United States, nearly one dozen Iranian nationals in the country illegally have been detained.

On June 22, in Gluckstadt, Mississippi, ICE officers and agents arrested Yousef Mehridehno, an Iranian national and former lawful permanent resident.

Going to Tehran didn’t faze him. “I felt safer in Iran than I felt in Mississippi in the 1960s,” he said with a laugh.

In October, four Iranian doctors, including an official from Iran’s health ministry, visited Mississippi for a week. They spoke at a conference in Jackson, the state capital, and toured the Delta.

Health-care stakeholders are watching Mississippi's experience with a system created in Iran in the 1980s closely to see if it's worth promoting nationwide. January 29, 2013 • Caroline Cournoyer ...

MADISON COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Days after conflict with Iran began involving Israel, Iran and the United States, nearly one dozen Iranian nationals in the country illegally have been detained.