Floderus and Azizi in Sweden – the government holds a press conference

They were both released from Iranian prison after being exchanged for Hamid Noury, convicted of gross crimes against humanity, on Saturday. The home journey started from Oman during the day and at 21.20 they landed at Arlanda.

– Iran has made these Swedes pawns in a cynical negotiation game with the aim of getting the Iranian citizen Hamid Noury ​​released from Sweden, he is sentenced to life imprisonment for serious crimes in Iran in the 80s, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) in a video on X.

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