Abbas Edalat: Iran confirms arrest of British professor
These are external links and will open in a new window/ A British-Iranian academic has been arrested in Iran, the country has confirmed. A spokesman for Iran's judiciary told state media that Abbas Edalat had been arrested on security charges. Mr Edalat, a professor at London's Imperial College, was reportedly detained on 15 April while attending an academic workshop in Tehran. The Foreign Office said it was "urgently looking into" the reports of his arrest. On Thursday, an Iranian news agency reported that Mr Edalat was part of a "network" ...
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