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Jul 15

Shahram Amiri, Iran Nuclear Scientist, Reportedly Paid $5 Million By CIA

by Steve

WASHINGTON — A newspaper is reporting that the CIA paid an Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million to provide intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program.

Shahram Amiri

Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago, wipes sweat during his news briefing while holding his 7-year-old son Amir Hossein as he arrived at the Imam Khomeini airport just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 15, 2010. Amiri claimed Thursday he suffered extreme mental and physical torture at the hands of U.S. interrogators after disappearing last year, adding to Tehran’s allegations he was abducted by American agents. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The scientist, Shahram Amiri, returned to Iran on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome after claiming he was abducted by U.S. agents and then offered $50 million to stay in the U.S. The U.S. says Amiri was a willing defector who changed his mind and asked to go back to Iran.

The Washington Post said in its online edition late Wednesday that Amiri had been working for the CIA for more than a year. It said he was paid $5 million out of a secret program aimed at inducing scientists and others with information on Iran’s nuclear program to defect.

Amiri says he had no classified information.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

WASHINGTON (AP) – A newspaper is reporting that the CIA paid an Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million to provide intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program.

The scientist, Shahram Amiri, returned to Iran on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome after claiming he was abducted by U.S. agents and then offered $50 million to stay in the U.S. The U.S. says Amiri was a willing defector who changed his mind and asked to go back to Iran.

The Washington Post said in its online edition late Wednesday said Amiri had been working for the CIA for more than a year. It said he was $5 million out of a secret program aimed at inducing scientists and others with information on Iran’s nuclear program to defect.

Amiri says he had no classified information.

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