Government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh warned that Iran is taking the matter "very seriously."
Also today, a group of Iranian lawmakers asked Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi to ensure the speedy release of diplomat Fereydun Jahani.
A group calling itself the Islamic Army of Iraq has claimed responsibility for Jahani's abduction, threatening to punish its captive unless Iran releases 500 Iraqis allegedly held captive since the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza-Asefi today said Tehran is "suspicious" of the group, saying the prisoner-of-war issue has been long closed with Iraq.
(AFP/IRNA)
For the latest news on Iraq, see RFE/RL's webpage on "The New Iraq".
Also today, a group of Iranian lawmakers asked Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi to ensure the speedy release of diplomat Fereydun Jahani.
A group calling itself the Islamic Army of Iraq has claimed responsibility for Jahani's abduction, threatening to punish its captive unless Iran releases 500 Iraqis allegedly held captive since the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza-Asefi today said Tehran is "suspicious" of the group, saying the prisoner-of-war issue has been long closed with Iraq.
(AFP/IRNA)
For the latest news on Iraq, see RFE/RL's webpage on "The New Iraq".
