Iranian tycoon arrested near Bazargan border crossing

Shahram Jazayeri, an Iranian tycoon who spent several years of his life in jail for being involved in a high-profile corruption case, has been arrested near Bazargan border crossing in West Azarbaijan Province while trying to flee across the border, an official said. “Shahram Jazayeri was arrested while trying to illegally cross Bazargan crossing,” Alireza Radfar, a senior official with Azarbaijan’s governorate, said on July 29, Tasnim news agency reported.