US Releases Iranian Microchip Expert

An Iranian Scientist Mojtaba Atarodi held hostage by the US since 2011 has arrived in Oman.

The announcement was made on Oman state owned television , However, no extra details were provided.

Oman has served as a mediator between Washington and Tehran before.

U.S. had seized Mojtaba since December 2011 over allegations he bought advanced technological equipment in violation of U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Mojtaba is a microchip expert at Tehran’s Sharif University.

In September 2011, two Americans convicted of espionage by Iran were freed and traveled to Oman, which also briefly hosted a third member of the group after her release a year earlier.

The three Americans said they were hiking in northern Iraq and strayed across the Iranian border.

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