The jailing of three US-Iranian academics in Iran on accusations of fomenting a 'velvet revolution signals that Iranian academics and academic freedom could be casualties of the tense stand-off between Iran and the United States. The Iranian judiciary has said it will decide this week whether to indict the imprisoned scholars on charges of espionage and threatening national security. Last month, the country's intelligence ministry warned Iranian academics and scientists that contact with foreign institutions, or attendance of international conferences, could result in their being considered spies.
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