TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of involvement in the disappearance of a technology university researcher “rumored” to be involved in Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian media reported. ISNA news agency referred to “some rumors that Shahram Amiri, who went missing during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in June, was an employee of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization who wanted to seek asylum abroad. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not confirm that when he made the allegation against the United States, which suspects the Islamic Republic is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge. “We have found documents that prove U.S. interference in the disappearance of the Iranian pilgrim Shahram Amiri in Saudi Arabia,” he told reporters, according to the website of state Press TV, without giving details. … >>>
