Haleh Esfandyari, the Iranian academic who is a resident of the US and was arrested by Tehran officials on charges of harming national security, will soon be released on bail, an informed source from Iran’s judiciary said on Tuesday.

We feel proud of our confrontation with world oppressors and support for the oppressed, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Tuesday voiced strong protest at the recent statements made by the commander of the US troops in central Iraq.