France Exchanges Prisoner with Iran Instead of Extraditing Him to the U.S.

On March 17, 2020, the United States Secretary of State criticized France for releasing an Iranian relator wanted for prosecution by the U.S. in an apparent prisoner exchange with Iran.  On March 13, 2020, Jalal Rohollahnejad, whose extradition the U.S. had requested on charges of violating U.S. sanctions on Iran, was released in an apparent exchange for French researcher Roland Marchal, whom Iran had detained for more than eight months on charges of violating state security laws.[1]