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In an extensive and successful mission, Iran's intel. Ministry (VEVAK) released the abducted Iranian diplomat in Yemen
The outstanding performance prompted various Iranian politicians and figures to congratulate the intelligence minister on this mission
People also react to this mission on social media.
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Iranian diplomat kidnapped by gunmen in Yemeni capital, Sana'a, in 2013 has returned home after being released.
Nour Ahmad Nikbakht's plane landed in Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Thursday. He was greeted by Iranian officials and his tearful relatives and family members.
Nikbakht was kidnapped on July 21, 2013, on his way to work from his home in the diplomatic quarter of Sana’a, when unidentified gunmen blocked the road, forced him out of his vehicle and abducted him.
Special efforts for Nikbakht's release
Following his arrival in Tehran, Nikbakht met Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, where the recently released diplomat thanked the Islamic Republic officials for their efforts to secure his safe release.
“I was kidnapped by armed terrorists on my way to the embassy from home. I was then held hostage," he said, adding, "“The officials at Foreign Ministry and Intelligence Ministry and other related organizations made great efforts [for my release]. I express my sincere gratitude to all of them.”
Amir-Abodllahian, for his part, said Iran had set up a "special committee involving all the relevant parties" to work toward Nikbakht's freedom. "The efforts led to a special taskforce established by the Islamic Republic’s Intelligence Ministry."
"Through a series of complex and arduous operations inside a restive region of Yemen Mr. Nikhbakht was freed from the clutches of the terrorists," Amir-Abdollahian added.
Iran shows intelligence might
In an interview with Press TV, Foad Izadi , a Tehran-based political analyst from the University of Tehran, also hailed the release of the abducted diplomat, saying the move indicates the prowess of the country’s Intelligence Ministry.
He added that the successful operation could not have happened overnight and the release of the Iranian diplomat was the result of a months-long endeavor.
“This shows that Iranian organizations and government agencies are capable of conducting operations and engaging in activities that can actually result in positive outcomes," adding that such capabilities are "basically the tools of conducting business internationally.“
PressTV-Iran diplomat abducted in Yemen freed
The outstanding performance prompted various Iranian politicians and figures to congratulate the intelligence minister on this mission
People also react to this mission on social media.
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Iranian diplomat kidnapped by gunmen in Yemeni capital, Sana'a, in 2013 has returned home after being released.
Nour Ahmad Nikbakht's plane landed in Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Thursday. He was greeted by Iranian officials and his tearful relatives and family members.
Nikbakht was kidnapped on July 21, 2013, on his way to work from his home in the diplomatic quarter of Sana’a, when unidentified gunmen blocked the road, forced him out of his vehicle and abducted him.
Special efforts for Nikbakht's release
Following his arrival in Tehran, Nikbakht met Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, where the recently released diplomat thanked the Islamic Republic officials for their efforts to secure his safe release.
“I was kidnapped by armed terrorists on my way to the embassy from home. I was then held hostage," he said, adding, "“The officials at Foreign Ministry and Intelligence Ministry and other related organizations made great efforts [for my release]. I express my sincere gratitude to all of them.”
Amir-Abodllahian, for his part, said Iran had set up a "special committee involving all the relevant parties" to work toward Nikbakht's freedom. "The efforts led to a special taskforce established by the Islamic Republic’s Intelligence Ministry."
"Through a series of complex and arduous operations inside a restive region of Yemen Mr. Nikhbakht was freed from the clutches of the terrorists," Amir-Abdollahian added.
Iran shows intelligence might
In an interview with Press TV, Foad Izadi , a Tehran-based political analyst from the University of Tehran, also hailed the release of the abducted diplomat, saying the move indicates the prowess of the country’s Intelligence Ministry.
He added that the successful operation could not have happened overnight and the release of the Iranian diplomat was the result of a months-long endeavor.
“This shows that Iranian organizations and government agencies are capable of conducting operations and engaging in activities that can actually result in positive outcomes," adding that such capabilities are "basically the tools of conducting business internationally.“
PressTV-Iran diplomat abducted in Yemen freed
