Princeton Grad Student Released By Iran In Prisoner Exchange
Xiyue Wang and his family. photo via @FreeXiyueWang on twitter
Xiyue Wang, 38, a Princeton University graduated student, was released from an Iranian prison on Saturday. Wang had been held on espionage charges since August of 2016. He was exchanged by the U.S. government for Masoud Soleimani, an Iranian scientist who was arrested in Chicago last year and convicted of violating American trade sanctions against Iran, according to the NY Times.
Rep Chris Smith has kept pressure on the Trump Administration to secure Wang’s release since the PhD candidate’s friends and family reached out to the congressman in early 2018.
Posted: December 7th, 2019 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Congressman Chris Smith, Masoud Soleimani, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Prisoner Exchange, Xiyue Wang | Comments Off on Princeton Grad Student Released By Iran In Prisoner Exchange