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UK's May 'Deeply Concerned' for British Council Staffer Jailed in Iran

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday said it was "utterly shocking" that Iran had sentenced a British Council employee, believed to be Aras Amiri, to 10 years in prison for spying. May told MPs that the government was "deeply concerned" while the British Council said it was "dismayed" by the news. Ciaran Devane, Chief Executive of the British Council, said Tuesday: "It sadly seems likely that our colleague Aras Amiri is the Iranian national...

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