Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has finally been released from prison in Iran

Iranian media has remained silent about the release of the academic, with information on the academic's whereabouts mostly coming from Australian authorities.

Iran releases Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Source: AP

Iran has released Australian-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was serving a 10-year prison sentence for spying, in exchange for three Iranians, state television in the Islamic republic reported Wednesday.

The broadcaster's Iribnews website showed video footage of three unidentified men - one of them in a wheelchair - draped in Iranian flags and being met by officials.

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