Abductee or defector, nuke scientist back in Iran
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An Iranian scientist who defected to the US returned home amid an escalating propaganda war between Tehran and Washington but without $5 million that a US official says he had been paid for "significant" information about his country's nuclear programs.
The CIA paid Shahram Amiri a total of $5 million to provide intelligence, but Amiri did not take the money with him, the US official, who was briefed on the case, said Thursday. The funds were barred by US Treasury sanctions that prohibit the flow of American dollars to Iran. (AP)
