| Tehran arrested "many Jordanians" after they entered Iran from Afghanistan, Amman's "Al-Arab al-Yawm" reported on 28 February. Citing a "Jordanian diplomatic source" and "informed sources," the daily reported that the Jordanian embassy in Tehran is in touch with the Iranian Foreign Ministry about the fate of the purportedly more than 10 Jordanians. Jordan's ambassador in Tehran, Bassam Omoush, complained that the Iranian authorities are "hampering" his activities, and he urged them to "hand over to Amman four Jordanian prisoners" as well as their women and children, dpa reported on 3 March. |