TEHRAN – On the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr three Iranian prisoners in Oman were pardoned and released by Sultan Qaboos.

Iran’s embassy in Muscat said on Tuesday that two of the prisoners were charged with drug trafficking and the third one was held for illegal entry to Oman’s territorial waters, IRNA reported.

In year 2011, Sultan Qaboos pardoned all 80 Iranian prisoners in Oman and they returned home.

Currently around 100 Iranians are imprisoned in Oman. They are mainly charged with narcotics trafficking.

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