Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist

Name: Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist
Uploaded: 2019-12-07T23:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 1 s
Description: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a prisoner exchange that saw America release a detained Iranian scientist, a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a prisoner exchange that saw America release a detained Iranian scientist, a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.

Posted December 7, 2019 6:19pm EST