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Defector do-over? Iran scientist wants to go home (AP)

July 13th, 2010

This frame grab image taken from a video posted on YouTube in late June shows a man who identifies himself as Shahram Amiri, an Iranian citizen, saying he was in the U.S. at the time of the recording and that the date is June 23, 2010. In this video, which emerged after three previous conflicting videos, Amiri, urges his family not to worry about his safety and that he hopes to return home to Iran soon. Amiri, who sought refuge at a Pakistani embassy office in Washington Monday July 12, 2010 and who Iran claims was abducted, is free to return to his homeland, the State Department said Tuesday. (AP Photo)AP - An Iranian scientist sought refuge in the Pakistani Embassy compound and asked to go home, an apparent defection gone wrong that could embarrass the U.S. and its efforts to gather intelligence on Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons program.


Tags: pakistani embassy, doover, wants, nuclear weapons program, Iran

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