The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced in Tehran that one of the three American hikers arrested near the Iraqi Kurdistan border in July 2009, would be released on Saturday. According to reports by various news agencies, the Iranian Mission to the UN has identified the American to be freed as Sarah Shourd.
Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd are being held in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison.
UPDATE: Tehran's Prosecutor General has told Iranian news agency ILNA that the Judiciary will NOT release Ms. Shourd on Saturday. Abbas Jaffari Doulatabadi, the prosecutor, said, "the judiciary dossier of the accused is not yet complete." Sarah Shourd was to be released on Saturday morning local time during a ceremony attended by senior officials of the Islamic Republic. The senior leaders in Iran have not confirmed or denied Tehran prosecutor's assertion that Ms. Shourd would not be released as planned.
How long did the US forces in Iraq keep the Iranian diplomats in their dungons ??
ReplyDeleteOnly released them by regime change in Washington.
Dariush London
Good news.
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Mahmoud needs to butter up the west before he starts his nuclear tests... and how long were 52 US citizens held hostage in Iran by the terrorist mahmoud himself only to be released when fear overcame the gutless terrorists from the newly elected Reagan.
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ReplyDeletewho is im Iran is a very bad question, comes from people whbe believes there is absolut Ruler im Iran can order every thing.
May The Pres Ahmadinejad want this woman be released, but he cannot order it to the Judiciary.
Ayatollah Khameni hads of course more power, but he donot mix themself in daily politik or every affair.
anon 2:4 AM
ReplyDeletefor the hostages the US revenged itself by shooting down an Iranian passanger plane killing over 300 people.
do open doors that would pee on your face.
Dariush London
Anon 5:49am,
ReplyDeleteIn matters of foreign policy, the Islamic Republic has always tried to put out a united front, with the last word coming from the leader. On high-profile legal cases involving the Western citizens, in particular, the judiciary does not have the last say, it is used mainly to dress up decisions made by the political leadership
Highly doubtful that same processes did not apply to this case. The unfortunate (and the cruel) way this issue was handed, raises questions on the depth of disagreements on foreign policy among the political elites.
Now Iran regime is walking the same road as Saddam Hussein trying to build a bomb against the will of the world for revenge... and in the end, the world will have the last word. Your sounding more and more like the empty liberal who resorts to verbal attacks rather than talking about the issues.
ReplyDeleteGo piss in your own pool.
That is not matter of foreign policy, that is matter of jail and judiciary. The Goverment a not relase the peisoner, That is job of a judge.
ReplyDeleteThe state attorney of Tehran said to day:
we donot let them go until we close their case.
http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=119309
That is not matter of foreign policy, that is matter of jail and judiciary. The Goverment a not relase the peisoner, That is job of a judge.
ReplyDeleteThe state attorney of Tehran said to day:
we donot let them go until we close their case.
http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=119309
to anon 3:12 PM
ReplyDeleteI wont talk to you anymore...
you use nasty words
please get cancer and die
Dariush London
Only if you do it first.
ReplyDeleteoh please, age before beauty.
ReplyDeleteafter you ...