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Iran says it has arrested a US-Iranian dual national facing spying charges who attempted to leave the country.
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili did not identify the man, but said he had been free on bail .
Iranian media reported last week that a US-Iranian businessman named Emad Shargi had been arrested has he tried to cross a western border illegally.
It could complicate plans by new US President Joe Biden to re-engage diplomatically with Iran.
His predecessor Donald Trump subjected the Tehran government to a maximum pressure campaign of crippling economic sanctions.
Digital Deputy Head Detained in Iran
January 16, 2021
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The Young Journalists Club (YJC) website announced on Thursday, January 14 that Iranian security forces have arrested the international deputy head of Sarava Holding, Emad Edward Sharqi, while he was set to leave Iran.
The YJC published a picture of Sharqi being detained at an airport.
According to the report, a court had previously sentenced Sharqi to ten years in prison for espionage and military intelligence gathering. He was released on bail and intended to flee Iran before the appeals court, the YJC reported.
This is the first time that the name of one of the managers of Sarava Holding and charges against him have been published in the local media.