Italy\u2019s justice minister has asked an appeals court to revoke the arrest of an Iranian citizen wanted by the US over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans a year ago. <\/p>\n
Mohammad Abedini was scheduled to appear at a Milan court on Wednesday in connection with his bid for house arrest pending the extradition process to the U.S. <\/p>\n
Iranian state TV said Sunday Abedini will return to Iran \u201cwithin hours.\u201d The report said the release and return of Abedini came after Iran\u2019s foreign ministry pursued the case, as well as \u201ctalks\u201d between Iran\u2019s intelligence ministry and the Italian intelligence service. <\/p>\n
Abedini was arrested on a US warrant on December 16, three days before Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was detained while on a reporting trip to Iran. Sala, who was believed held as a bargaining chip for Abedini\u2019s release, returned home last week, giving rise to speculation about his fate. <\/p>\n
An official note released by the Justice Ministry on Sunday said that under Italy-US extradition treaties, \u201conly crimes that are punishable according to the laws of both sides can lead to extradition, a condition which, based on the state of documents, can\u2019t be considered as existing.\u201d <\/p>\n
The ministry said that the potential charge against Abedini \u2014 criminal association for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a US federal law \u2014 \u201cdid not correspond to any conduct recognized by Italian law as a crime.\u201d <\/p>\n
The US Justice Department has accused Abedini of supplying the drone technology to Iran that was used in a January 2024 attack on a U.S. outpost in Jordan that killed three American troops. <\/p>\n
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni described a \u201cdiplomatic triangulation\u201d with Iran and the United States as being key to securing Sala\u2019s release, confirming for the first time that Washington\u2019s interests in the case entered into the negotiations. <\/p>\n
Sala\u2019s release came after Meloni made a surprise trip to Florida to meet US President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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