A former Iranian nuclear negotiator from the reformist presidency of Mohammad Khatami has been arrested on accusations apparently linked to national security, Iranian news agencies reported yesterday.
Hossein Moussavian, part of a moderate negotiating team that served until 2005, was arrested “for security reasons” at his house in Tehran on Monday, the state-run Irna news agency reported. The semi-official Fars news agency said that the former nuclear negotiator “was arrested and detained for a series of links with foreigners and exchanging information with them”. A source said “Moussavian had probably exchanged information with foreigners over nuclear issues and he could face espionage charges”.
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