While US authorities cannot enter Iran's diplomatic premises, they could prevent Mr Amiri leaving.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has confirmed reports that Mr Amiri had asked to be repatriated to Iran.

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Sheikh Al-Amiri said there should be no more than nine camels and 12 young camels slaughtered at a wedding.

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Over ice-cream sundaes in Salalah, I talked with Abdullah Al-Amiri, a systems analyst.

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Brigitte Amiri, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, argued the business owners are trying to use a religious liberty claim to deny benefits to someone else.

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Mr Amiri was also quoted as saying that the US government had wanted to return him quietly to Iran using another country's airline and in doing so "cover up this abduction".

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Hossein Ali Amiri, head of the judiciary for Fars province, claims that the defendants, who all live in that part of Iran, had over the years collected information about local military bases.

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"The main objective was to find an alternative income for the local community in the surrounding village and forest, and also relieve the pressure on the forest of people cutting timber, " says project manager Amiri Saidi.

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