Haleh Esfandiari Has Left Iran

Photo of Haleh Esfandiari courtesy of the BBC

BBC: A leading Iranian-American academic who was jailed for three months in Iran on spying charges has left the country.

Haleh Esfandiari's husband, Shaul Bakhash, told the Fars news agency that she had flown to Austria, and would later return to the US.

Ms Esfandiari works for a research institute in Washington. Released US academic leaves Iran (more)

Mark Alexander