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Fri, 28.06.2024

Iran and Sweden agree to a prisoner swap including Hamid Nouri


Iran and Sweden have agreed to release two Swedish nationals, including a European official held in Tehran for over two years, in exchange for an Iranian convicted of war crimes over the mass killing of Iranian prisoners in 1988.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson tweeted Saturday that Swedish citizens Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi were “released after being imprisoned without reason by Iran.”

“The Swedish government has worked intensively for them to be released,” he continued. “Today, they will land on Swedish soil and be reunited with their families and loved ones. Welcome…



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