Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 13 At least 1,300 Iranians remain in Iraqi prisons for various crimes, Iranian state television reported Wednesday evening. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Oct. 13 At least 1,300 Iranians remain in Iraqi prisons for various crimes, Iranian state television reported Wednesday evening.
1,300 Iranians are in Iraqs prisons, of which 98 percent are illegal pilgrims, a report on Channel 2 said.
The report did not elaborate on the crimes of the remainder of the convicts.
Iraqi officials frequently accuse Tehran of dispatching undercover military or intelligence agents to Iraq under the cover of pilgrims.
