Iran detains president's brother, sentences American
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Iran's judiciary said Sunday that the brother of President Hassan Rouhani has been detained and an American citizen has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for "infiltrating" the country.
The identity of the US citizen was not immediately clear and did not directly match the background of anyone known to be held in the Islamic Republic.
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi announced both developments during a regular press briefing with local journalists.
He said Rouhani's brother, Hossein Fereidoun, was taken into custody over allegations of financial impropriety and is eligible for bail, but has not paid it yet.
