▶️ Iran’s national museum is displaying a collection of artifacts that was stolen decades ago but has finally returned home after a long legal battle.

The items, which include sacred figurines, pots and jars, date back to more than 3000 years. They were stolen and sent to the West more than four-decades ago.

In 1991, the British museum was seeking to buy the collection from a smuggler residing in Switzerland. The objects however were seized by Swiss police and revealed in a court in 2008.

Since then, Iran had been trying to get the stolen treasures back home.

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UK MPs uphold contempt probe against Prime Minister Boris Johnson

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Dozens killed as blast hits Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan

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Iran Foreign Ministry expresses concern over repeated bomb attacks in Afghanistan

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Biden seeks $500 million in aid for the Ukrainian government

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Iraqi MP warns against return of Daesh Takfiris from Syria camp, rise in terrorist attacks

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Iran’s inflation rate drops below 40% after a year

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Israeli violations at al-Aqsa threaten regional, global peace, says Arab League

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Iran FM: Zionists’ crimes at al-Aqsa Mosque continue on daily basis

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US media: Germany expels Afghan refugees to accommodate Ukrainians

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Russia slaps entry ban on US, Canadian officials, figures

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Elon Musk says he has secured $46.5 billion in funding for Twitter bid

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Iran reports major surge in exports to Africa, Oman

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Florida Republicans pass congressional map severely curtailing Black voter power

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