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TEHRAN — The scientist who American officials say defected to the United States only to be pressured by Iran to return has made his first appearance since his arrival last week, adding details to what he says was his abduction and psychological torture.
In a videotaped interview broadcast on state television Saturday evening, Shahram Amiri accused American agents of trying to coerce him to confess to being a spy so they could try to exchange him for three young hikers from the United States who have been held by Iran since they wandered over the border from Iraq in July 2009.
American intelligence officers have described Amiri as a long-term informant.
