01/16/2016 19:07
BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Iran's judiciary announced Saturday January 16 that he had been released four people, including three Americans as part of a prisoner exchange.
Iranian state television said he had been released four prisoners with dual nationalities.
The news agency reported on Balance of the Iranian judiciary, he was released from four US prisoners, including US journalist ofIranian origin Jason Arzaiaan correspondent of the newspaper The Washington Post.
The agency quoted a source in the judiciary in Iran as saying that Iran had released four prisoners, including US journalist Jason Arzaiaan deal in exchange for the release of Iranian prisoners in the United States of America.
The Iranian source said that the decision to exchange prisoners between Iran and the United States has taken, taking into account Iran's national security interests and save the system.
He was arrested Jason, 38, who was working in Tehran since 2012, on July 22 with his wife, an Iranian journalist, was released on bail since that time, for reasons not disclosed.
Arzaiaan and holds Iranian and American citizenship, but Tehran does not recognize dual nationality.
This was announced Iranian source for imminent exchange for four prisoners carrying Iranian and American citizenship, who are in Iran with 7 Iranian prisoners in the United States.
According to this source, the United States has also cancel an Iranian decision to recover 14 of those accused by Washington of buying smuggled weapons.
The head of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, said in December / December last, to the possibility of releasing Arzaiaan for the release of Iranian prisoners in the United States.
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