TEHRAN – Iran on Wednesday repeated calls for release of Assadollah Assadi held in Belgium and Hamid Nouri on trial in Sweden for trump-up charges. 

Foreign Ministry’s new spokesperson Naser Kanaani told reporters ttat Tehran is following up the cases to free former officials as soon as possible. Their cases were a priority for the foreign ministry since their arrest, he added. “Assadi’s unconditional release is Iran’s request, and talks are ongoing with the Belgian government, and we hope that with the efforts we have made, we will see the release of this diplomat in the near future,” he said.