Iran General NewsIran releases two Kuwaitis, says were not spies

Iran releases two Kuwaitis, says were not spies

-

Reuters: Iran has released two Kuwaitis held for a month, clearing them of spying, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

TEHRAN, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Iran has released two Kuwaitis held for a month, clearing them of spying, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

The arrests took place amid tense relations between Shi’ite Muslim Iran and its Sunni Arab neighbours following unrest in Bahrain by majority Shi’ites, which Manama had blamed on Tehran.

The release of the men came after discussions between the foreign ministers of both countries, Kuwaiti media reported.

Mehr quoted Iran’s ambassador to Kuwait, Ruhollah Qahremani, as saying the men had illegally worked as journalists in Iran while travelling on tourist visas, but speculation they were spies had been wrong.

In a sign Iran is seeking to soothe relations with the Gulf Arab states, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi met Saudi Crown Prince Nayef last week – the first official contact since the United States accused the Islamic republic of backing a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington. (Reporting by Ramin Mostafavi; Writing by Robin Pomeroy; Editing by Sophie Hares)

Latest news

 Statistics show that New Year accidents’ deaths in Iran reached 585

Ahmad Shirani, the head of the Information and Traffic Control Center of the Iranian regime’s police, announced that the...

Land Subsidence in Critical Conditions in Isfahan

Mehdi Toghyani, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), pointed to the occurrence of land subsidence in various...

Iran’s Actual Inflation Rate Higher Than Official Stats

The state-run Donya-e-eqtesad newspaper, in a report analyzing the "general sentiment" regarding inflation in 2023, has stated that households...

Iranian Workers’ Monthly $136 Wages Can’t Cover $500 Expenses

The lives of a significant portion of the Iranian population are marked by uncertainty, largely because the Iranian economy...

Iranian Nurses Earn Twice Their Wages in Ride-Hailing Services

Reza Aryanpour, a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) Health and Treatment Commission, highlighted the growing trend of nurses...

Iran: Unprecedented Record of 152 Million Liters of Gasoline Consumption Per Day

On March 19, Iran set a new historical record in gasoline consumption with 152 million liters consumed in one...

Must read

National security chief: Iran not afraid of Security Council

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 09 – Iran’s national...

Iran’s Brain Drain

The accumulation of the crises in Iran, especially in...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you