TEHRAN – One hundred and seventeen Iranian nationals held in jails abroad have been freed or transferred to Iran’s jails over the past two months, the director of the Foreign Ministry department for Iranian expatriates affairs announced on Monday. 

Following intensive diplomatic efforts the nationals were released from prisons in Oman, Armenia, Iraq, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Russia, Serbia, Thailand, Greece, China, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan, Hamid Reza Shakeri-Niasar told the Fars news agency.