News in Brief
Iraq hustles to honor security pledge
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein reassured Iran on Tuesday that Baghdad remains committed to and has taken steps to honor its security agreement with Tehran regarding the expulsion of anti-Iran terrorist groups from its semi-autonomous Kurdistan
region.
In one such effort, Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji discussed the implementation of the security deal in a meeting with the interior minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region Rebar Ahmed Khalid Barzani. The two sides stressed the need to pursue the orders of the prime minister of Iraq and eliminate Iran’s security concerns.
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Judiciary spox
IRNA – Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Masoud Setayeshi confirmed that the Swedish citizen who works for the European Union has been arrested for committing crimes on Iranian territory, and his case will soon be sent to court.
Johan Floderus, who works for the European External Action Service, was reportedly arrested on espionage charges in April 2022, while on a private trip to Iran.
Setayeshi also announced that a French woman and man were arrested on espionage charges.