MUSCAT: Based on the directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, the Omani authorities cooperated and coordinated with relevant authorities of Iran to secure the release of Baqer Namazi, a dual Iranian-American citizen.
Namazi arrived in Muscat from Tehran on Wednesday and will be transferred to US safely, state-owned Oman TV reported.
Namazi was imprisoned in February 2016, after traveling to Tehran to secure the release of his son Siamak, an American-Iranian businessman, who had been detained in October 2015. They were both charged with espionage and collaborating with a foreign government and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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