The World - News from Aug. 8, 1986
Iran has arrested an American telecommunications engineer on spying charges. Jon Pattis, 49, of Aiken, S.C., is the first U.S. citizen to be accused of espionage by Iran since 1979, when the staff at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was taken hostage. A State Department spokeswoman said the department is working with the Swiss government, which represents U.S. interests in Iran, in negotiating for Pattis’ release. He reportedly had been working at Iran’s telecommunications center at Assadabad.
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