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Iran Frees Former Nuclear Negotiator On Bail
May 09, 2007
Hossein Musavian (undated file photo) (Fars)
The Fars news agency reports thatHossein Musavian was freed today after paying $215,000 bail.
Musavian, a former official in the National Security Council, was replaced following the 2005 election of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
He is seen as a moderate close to former President Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani.
(Fars, AFP)