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Iran has arrested and convicted several people, many of them with dual citizenship and, often, for alleged espionage.
One of them is the Swedish-Iranian doctor and researcher Ahmedreza Djalali, who has been sentenced to death on charges of spying on behalf of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad.
Last week, Iran released British-Australian scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was also convicted of her denial as a suspected Mossad spy.
In exchange, three Iranian prisoners were released in Thailand on suspicion of planning a bomb attack in Bangkok in 2012. According to Israel, the act was to be aimed at its diplomats in the country.
More exchanges await
It is not unusual for Iran to be involved in prisoner exchanges, even with its arch enemy the United States.
Zarif says that many Iranians are “illegally” locked up in the United States, Europe and Africa.
When asked if the world can expect more exchanges, he responds:
– I can say categorically that yes, we can. In fact, there are several proposals from Iran on the table. . I have proposed a global exchange.
In recent days, information has come in from Iran that Ahmedreza Djalali is about to be executed very soon.
But his wife, Vida Mehrannia, who lives in Sweden, now tells AFP news agency that Djalali’s lawyer in Iran told her that the authorities decided to postpone the execution of the sentence.
Punished for refusing
Vida Mehrannia believes the decision is due to “political problems” in Iran and even if it is a “good sign”, she is not sure what it means for Djalali’s long-term chances.
According to AFP, he is accused of having provided information on two Iranian nuclear physicists to Mossad, which led to their assassination.
He himself has said that he is being punished for refusing to spy on behalf of Iran in Europe and the death penalty against him has been condemned on a broad front by human rights bodies, the UN and the Swedish government.
TT has unsuccessfully sought out Foreign Minister Ann Linde for comment.
The press service of the Foreign Ministry responds to TT in an email that has no comment on the question of whether Djalali can be considered for a prisoner exchange.
