Irish deputy PM presses Iran to release dual national

LONDON: Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin has called on Iran to release an Irish citizen arrested during anti-regime protests last year. Bernard Phelan, 64, was detained on Oct. 3 for allegedly taking photographs of protests, security forces and a mosque that had been set on fire. Phelan, who also holds French citizenship, went on hunger and water strike on Jan. 1

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