Iran Detains Two on Accusations of Plotting ‘Velvet Revolution’ [on Haleh Esfandiari]

US official labels Iranian claims against US scholar and philanthropist ‘absolutely absurd,’ as calls mount for release

The arrests of two Iranian-Americans in Iran on suspicion of trying to instigate a “velvet revolution” there have prompted strong rebukes from the academic and philanthropic agencies they represent, as well as from US government officials.

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