Monday, September 03, 2007

Haleh Esfandiari Has Left Iran

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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