The arrest of Cecilia Sala is not "a retaliation" by Iran for the arrest of Iranian citizen Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi by Italy on a US warrant.

Tehran government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said: "Sala's arrest is not related to any other issue," Mohajerani said, adding: "I hope his problem will be resolved."

The correlation between the arrest of the Italian journalist and the arrest, at Malpensa airport on 16 December, of the Iranian engineer at the request of Washington is a shadow that nevertheless continues to remain , despite Tehran's reassurances .

As for Abedini, the Attorney General of Milan, led by Francesca Nanni, intends to maintain its negative opinion on the defense request for house arrest advanced by the man's lawyers.

The 38-year-old is considered by the US to be the Islamic Republic's alleged "drone man" .

(Online Union)

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