The Omani Foreign Ministry announced that, through its mediation, Belgium and Iran had reached an agreement to release individuals detained by both sides.
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A Belgian aid worker was arrested by Iranian authorities last February upon his arrival in Iran and subsequently sentenced to 40 years in prison on 74 charges related to espionage. This occurred just months after Belgium sentenced an Iranian diplomat to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a bombing plot in France.
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