After weeks of far-fetched news and video clips about and by “the missing Iranian nuclear scientist,” Shahram Amiri, Iranian state news websites announced today that Shahram Amiri has managed to get himself to the Iranian Interests Section of the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC. He has asked to be returned to Iran immediately, according to the news.
What do you think the real scoop with Shahram Amiri is?
Was he abducted by Saudi agents and turned over to US agents, the way the Iranian government has claimed all along?
Did he apply for political asylum from the US in Saudi Arabia?
Was he/is he really in the US?
Was he really in Tuscon, Arizona, the way he claimed in one of the video recordings?
Was he really trying to pursue his education, the way he claimed in another one of the video clips?
If he was abducted, how did he manage to get himself to a computer, internet, and a webcam several times to record the video clips or to call the Iranian Ministry of Information?
How did he get from Tuscon to Washington DC?
Please share your thoughts about what you think happened. If it suits you better, you can write a blog instead of a comment. Here are some related material which might help you develop your thoughts about this:
Iranian state TV’s (IRIB) June 8th report about Shahram Amiri’s internet/telephone contact with Iran (Ministry of Intelligence?):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPL0_LXipEM
Shahram Amiri’s June 8th video, in which he says he went to US to study:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tMY-oraOfA
AlJazeera TV’s June 8th report on the missing nuclear scientist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoI7QIvnJVo
Shahram Amiri’s June 14th video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id19xwRO2vY
Shahram Amiri’s June 23rd video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCMeCwgFtEw
The June 24th Iranian state television (IRIB) news segment on Shahram Amiri. They interview his wife here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdstw9_the-wife-o…
The ABC June 28th news piece on Shahram Amiri:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCfvhE8OVo
There have been numerous articles and reports about Shahram Amiri. Take a look at these:
Press TV, September 6, 2009: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=105434§io…
Reuters, July 13, 2010: http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE66C…
BBC, July 13, 2010: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/10609461.st…
Fars News Agency, July 13, 2010: http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8904220420
