The US State Department issued a stinging rebuke of France on Sunday after it released an Iranian prisoner wanted by the United States for allegedly evading sanctions.
“The United States deeply regrets France’s unilateral decision to release Iranian national Jalal Rohollahnejad from its custody,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. “Rohollahnejad was the subject of a US extradition request. There are multiple outstanding US charges against him related to the illegal export of equipment with military applications in violation of US sanctions.”