International Herald Tribune: Iran holding American-Iranian academic for “security” crimes
As Iran’s judiciary acknowledged that the country’s intelligence is investigating an American-Iranian academic for security crimes, U.S. Secretary of State blasted the detention and called on Tehran on Tuesday to immediately release Haleh Esfandiari.
Detained by Iranian authorities during a visit to see her 93-year-old mother in Iran, Esfandiari is under investigation for “security” crimes, the Iranian judiciary said Tuesday.
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