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Tehran’s envoy says 28 Iranian prisoners in

Qatar to be transferred to Iran
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Published: 17 April ,2022: 11:12 PM GST

Yaghoub Fazeli, Al Arabiya English Updated: 17 April ,2022: 11:15 PM GST
The Emir of Qatar has agreed to the transfer of 28 Iranian prisoners
held in the Gulf state to Iran, Tehran’s envoy to Doha said on Sunday.

“We are pleased to announce that following the visit of [Iranian

President Ebrahim Raisi] to Qatar, the Emir of Qatar agreed to issue a
decree transferring 28 Iranian prisoners to Iran,” Hamidreza Dehghani,
Iran’s ambassador to Qatar, wrote on Twitter.

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“Throughout the past month, we have been preparing the case and
obtaining the consent of the prisoners for transfer,” Dehghani said,
without providing any further details.

Raisi visited Doha in February where he met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh
Tamim bin Hamad. The two countries, which share good relations,
signed several bilateral cooperation deals during the Iranian president’s
visit.

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