Iran detains 2 Europeans; EU envoy in Tehran about nuke deal

By NASSER KARIMI
Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced it had detained two Europeans shortly before the European Union envoy met Iran’s nuclear negotiator in Tehran in a last-ditch attempt to salvage Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Photos surfaced of the EU coordinator of the nuclear talks looking stern as he shook hands awkwardly with Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, who beamed and waved. The Intelligence Ministry gave scant details about the detained Europeans, saying only that they shared the same unidentified nationality and sought to “take advantage” of protests springing up in several Iranian provinces as laborers and teachers press for better wages. The Europeans were held on vague charges.