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U.S. paid Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million for aid to CIA, officials say

Greg Miller and Thomas Erdbrink The Washington Post 07/15/2010
US wanted to 'swap Iranian scientist for hikers'

An Iranian scientist, who returned home last week charging he had been held by US agents for more than a year, has said that they had pressed him to agree to be exchanged in a "spy" swap for three US hikers in custody in Tehran.

U.S. paid Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million for aid to CIA, officials say

The Iranian nuclear scientist who claimed to have been abducted by the CIA before departing for his homeland Wednesday was paid more than $5 million by the agency to provide intelligence on Iran's nuclear program, U.S. officials said.

Iranian nuclear scientist returns home to a hero's welcome

Thomas Erdbrink and Greg Miller The Washington Post 07/14/2010
 
Iranian nuclear scientist returns home to a hero's welcome

An Iranian nuclear scientist at the center of a bizarre espionage drama arrived here to a hero's welcome Thursday morning, including a personal greeting from several senior government officials.