Washington – The US has denied claims made by an Iranian diplomat abducted in Iraq that he was tortured in captivity by people who included CIA agents.
A US spokesman said Jalal Sharafi’s allegations of a US role in his detention were “theatrics” from the “Iranian propaganda machine”.
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Mr Sharafi, second secretary at Iran’s embassy in Baghdad, was freed last week. He was abducted in February.
He said CIA agents had interrogated him on his country’s role in Iraq.
“The United States had nothing to do with Mr Sharafi’s detention and we welcome his return to Iran,” said Gordon Johndroe, a White House spokesman. [BBC]
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