TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry on Sunday confirmed that an Iranian national who was held in Italy had returned home, after Rome said it was seeking to revoke his arrest and extradition warrant. “Esmaeil Baqaei, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced the release of Mr. Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian citizen detained in Italy, and his return to his homeland,” the ministry said in a statement.