A Chinese-American man has been released in a prisoner swap, after spending three years in an Iranian jail on spying charges.
Xiyue Wang was undertaking a research project in Iran three years ago, when he was taken into custody and sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
Mr Wang's release was secured by Washington's decision to release an Iranian being held in the United States. The stem cell expert was detained at a Chicago airport last year, accused of trying to export biological material to Iran. Image: AP
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