An Iranian scientist who was acquitted in a U.S. trade secrets case has been released from U.S. custody and is returning to Iran, the country's foreign minister says.
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. after being acquitted in a federal trade secrets case is on his way back to Iran after being freed, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday.
Asgari ultimately was acquitted in November after U.S. District Judge James Gwin tossed the case by prosecutors. Iranian officials had associated Asgari’s release with U.S. prisoners held in Iran potentially being freed, something Cuccinelli had been trying to downplay. Iranian officials in recent days had been saying they believed Asgari soon would return to Iran.
In December, Iran released a Princeton University scholar held for three years on widely disputed espionage charges in exchange for the release of a detained Iranian scientist.
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