Colleagues back Potomac woman accused by Iran

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A Potomac woman, Haleh Esfandiari, entangled in an international incident in Iran, is a “very kind-hearted, sweet person” who “loves her granddaughters dearly,” according to a colleague at the Washington-based Woodrow Wilson Center.

“I know Haleh as a colleague and a friend, and as far as her work here at the center, she is a very intelligent woman, very sharp, very kind andgentle,” center spokeswoman Sharon McCarter said. “She and I share a love of trying to stay in shape. We usually walk together.”

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