Australians Jolie King and Mark Firkin were released from Iran after three months in detentionHis return to Tehran came despite US requests for him to be extradited there to face charges
Mr Dehbashi Kivi, a 38-year-old University of Queensland research student, has been allowed to return home to Iran after being detained in Australia for more than a year.Australian travel bloggers returned home after being jailed in Iran for more than three monthsThe timing prompted speculation a prisoner swap had occurred, and Mr Dehbashi Kivi's lawyer, Pouyan Afshar, said he believed it was possible.
"My view is there is some connection between the two events. I cannot say whether one was connected to the other directly, but there has obviously been discussions between the two countries," he said. Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Saturday announced Iranian authorities had agreed to drop all charges against Perth couple Jolie King and Mark Firkin following long negotiations between Australian and Iranian consular officials.
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