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Doctor Ahmadreza Djalali is said to have made a confession in Iran that, according to his lawyers, had been taken under duress.
ANP / AFP
TEL AVIV – Iran threatens to execute a Swedish-Iranian doctor this weekend if Sweden and Belgium do not quickly extradite two imprisoned Iranian officials. Despite worldwide condemnations, the ayatollahs are still holding their ground. It is part of the country’s controversial policy: arresting foreigners with dual nationality and then extracting political concessions from the West.