The Omani Foreign Ministry announced that, through its mediation, Belgium and Iran had reached an agreement to release individuals detained by both sides.
According to Al Jazeera, a statement from the Omani Foreign Ministry said that, under the agreement reached, Iran released a Belgian aid worker, while Brussels returned a diplomat to Tehran. The prisoner exchange took place in Muscat, Oman, on May 26.
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.
Source
![[Photo] Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Lao Minister of Education and Sports Thongsalith Mangnormek](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvphoto.vietnam.vn%2Fthumb%2F1200x675%2Fvietnam%2Fresource%2FIMAGE%2F2025%2F12%2F16%2F1765876834721_dsc-7519-jpg.webp&w=3840&q=75)
![[Photo] Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives the Governor of Tochigi Province (Japan)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvphoto.vietnam.vn%2Fthumb%2F1200x675%2Fvietnam%2Fresource%2FIMAGE%2F2025%2F12%2F16%2F1765892133176_dsc-8082-6425-jpg.webp&w=3840&q=75)
![[Image] Leaked images ahead of the 2025 Community Action Awards gala.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvphoto.vietnam.vn%2Fthumb%2F1200x675%2Fvietnam%2Fresource%2FIMAGE%2F2025%2F12%2F16%2F1765882828720_ndo_br_thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-45-png.webp&w=3840&q=75)
![[Live] 2025 Community Action Awards Gala](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvphoto.vietnam.vn%2Fthumb%2F1200x675%2Fvietnam%2Fresource%2FIMAGE%2F2025%2F12%2F16%2F1765899631650_ndo_tr_z7334013144784-9f9fe10a6d63584c85aff40f2957c250-jpg.webp&w=3840&q=75)
![[Photo] Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the Vietnam Economic Forum 2025](https://vphoto.vietnam.vn/thumb/402x226/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2025/12/16/1765893035503_ndo_br_dsc-8043-jpg.webp)
Comment (0)