TEHRAN -- Meanwhile, the director of IRIB Channel 2, Moshiri, said that the IRIB Department of International Affairs is making serious efforts to obtain information about the matter.

“As soon as U.S. forces confirmed the arrest, measures were taken by IRIB and the Foreign Ministry, with no results yet.

”In the meantime, we have their given photos and relevant documents to several international news agencies and TV networks to assist us in obtaining information on the case, if there is any,” added Moshiri.

Iranian artists and documentary makers have sent a letter protesting the arrests to the British and Swiss embassies in Tehran.

“The two have dedicated their lives to artistic work, choosing Iraq as the location for a documentary, but in return anxiety is experienced by their families, friends, and society because of their detention” a part of the letter read.

Aboutaleb, 35, works at the IRIB and had directed several programs including “AIDS”, “Life for You”, “Blue Life of the Persian Gulf”, and “Wide Open Eyes”.

Karimi, 31, has been worked as a reporter and researcher with Aboutaleb on “Story of Fat’h”, and “Everywhere Is Karbala”.