Iranian employee of British Council freed by Tehran

(PA)

An Iranian employee of the British Council who was arrested in Tehran and sentenced to 10 years in prison over internationally criticised espionage charges has been freed and has returned to the UK, the organisation said.

Iranian authorities did not immediately acknowledge the release of Aras Amiri, but it came amid negotiations in Vienna between Tehran and world powers, including the UK, over its tattered 2015 nuclear deal.