(Corrects age to 61 instead of 70, paragraph 1)
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated as wrongfully detained in Iran 61-year-old Iranian-American Kamran Hekmati, his cousin said on Monday.
"This designation is an official recognition by the U.S. Government that Kamran is being held on false charges in an effort by the Iranians to leverage the U.S. Government," Shohreh Nowfar said in a statement.
(Reporting by Jonathan Landay; Editing by Chris Reese)




