Now five of the original seven have withdrawn their requests and want to head back to Iran. You cannot convince me otherwise that the reason for the change was threats to their families. They were labeled wartime traitors on official Iranian TV, and that label carries the death penalty in Iran. Even if Iran said we promise we won't do it, these women are not stupid; they are aware of what happens in the country, like with the protestors, who Iran claimed they were not going to execute but did execute several.