Iran Defies U.S. and Rejects Demand for Release of Dual Nationals

Iranian education minister Ali Asghar Fani (bottom) defends himself during a parliament se
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TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran said on Wednesday it would accept no US “interference” after Washington demanded the release of a dual national and his 80-year-old father given 10 year sentences for espionage.

The State Department demanded the immediate release of Siamak and Baqher Namazi, both Iranian-American dual nationals, after their sentences were announced on Tuesday.

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