Iran rejects Trump's threats over detained US citizens
[Al Jazeera] The Iranian government has rejected Washington's demands to free detained US citizens, saying it had no control over the judiciary and calling for the release of Iranian prisoners from the US.
Bahram Ghasemi, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, in a statement on Saturday that "the judiciary, courts and judges in Iran are completely independent, as in any other country".
Posted by: Fred 2017-07-23 |