Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said on X on Saturday that the U.S. had called on the Dutch government to extradite Mehdi Kiyasati over his alleged violation of sanctions.
He added that the Netherlands had rejected the U.S. extradition request and that Kiyasati would arrive in Iran within the next few hours.
Gharibabadi said his release was secured after follow-ups by the Foreign Ministry, Judiciary, and IRGC Intelligence Organization.
In 2021, while serving as the secretary of the Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights, Gharibabadi met and negotiated with the Dutch ambassador to Iran regarding the case of Kiyasati.
