Iran holding US-Iranian academic for 'security' crimes

As Iran’s judiciary acknowledged that the country’s intelligence is investigating an American-Iranian academic for security crimes, US Secretary of State blasted the detention and called on Tehran today to immediately release Haleh Esfandiari.

Detained by Iranian authorities during a visit to see her 93-year-old mother in Iran, Esfandiari is under investigation for “security” crimes, the Iranian judiciary said today.