“The ministry will continue its vigorous efforts to defendand protect the rights of the Iranian citizen [Noori],” Iranian AssistantForeign Minister Issa Kamali stated to IRNA.
The comments came two days after Manhattan federal court hadcharged Mohammad Reza Noori with multiple terrorism and murder-related chargesthat carry a potential penalty of life in prison. At least one charge carriesthe potential for a death sentence.
Troell, a 45-year-old Tennessee native, was shot dead byunknown assailants in Baghdad's Karrada district, a rare case offoreigner-targeted violence in Iraq, where security conditions have improved inrecent years.
Court documents further claim that Noori celebrated thekilling alongside a co-conspirator on the day of the attack and fled to Iranthe same night. Before leaving Baghdad, Noori is said to have visited areligious site linked to the mourning of Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian militarycommander killed in a US drone strike in January 2020.
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