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EXPRESS INTERVIEW

Why Tehran seems to be reviving its hostage diplomacy

Eric Lob, specialist on Iranian affairs and professor of International Relations at Florida International University, spoke to L’Orient-Le Jour.

Why Tehran seems to be reviving its hostage diplomacy

Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, accused of terrorism by Iran and sentenced to death on Feb. 21, 2023, photographed on Feb. 6, 2022, during his trial in Tehran. (Credit: Koosha Mahshid Falahi/Mizan News Agency/AFP)

A few days after the Israeli strikes, on Oct. 28, Iran executed German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, after the supreme court sentenced him to death for his alleged involvement in the 2008 attack on a mosque, which killed 14 people. On the same...
A few days after the Israeli strikes, on Oct. 28, Iran executed German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, after the supreme court sentenced him to death for his alleged involvement in the 2008 attack on a mosque, which killed 14 people. On the same...