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By Erin Cunningham & Carol Morello @ WashingtonPost.com, July 16
ISTANBUL — A Chinese American student whom Iran has accused of espionage was sentenced by an Iranian court to 10 years in prison, the judiciary’s official news agency reported Sunday, a move likely to raise tensions with the Trump administration ahead of a deadline to waive some Iran sanctions.
The Mizan news agency identified the American as Xiyue Wang, 37, a graduate student and researcher at Princeton University. The report said he was born in Beijing and is a dual citizen of the United States and China, but that information could not be confirmed.
Earlier in the day, judicial spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi announced that a U.S. citizen had been sentenced for “infiltration” but did not give further details [....]
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Update: Iran detains president's brother, sentences American
By Amir Vahdat and Adam Schreck, Associated Press, TEHRAN, Iran — Jul 17, 2017, 2:23 AM ET
Not much is known about the situation with Rouhani's brother yet. The article has a lot of detail on the Chinese-American student and also lists and elaborates on all other Americans being detained or in prison in Iran.
by artappraiser on Mon, 07/17/2017 - 3:19am
Damn, girl - pulling out the midnight/3am oil to keep the international scene under control too...
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 07/17/2017 - 3:22am
Thanks for noticing. When I can I take a nap when mad dogs and Englishmen are out in the noonday NYC humid summer sun and then work quite late. A little foreign affairs reading is before sleepytime relaxation, my addiction.
by artappraiser on Mon, 07/17/2017 - 3:33am
Yes, let's talk about addictions. Jane says...
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 07/17/2017 - 5:18am