Not long after this email of July 5, 2010, the scientist somehow ended up in the Pakistani embassy ... whether he got there of his own accord or was tricked or dragged kicking and screaming like Elian Gonzales isn’t known.
Note that Huma Abedin’s partially of Pakistani heritage, and Pakistan has every reason to be deceptive due to its Qadeer Khan nuclear proliferation network which included Iran and NKorea, etc., and that she was able to “speak for” Hillary Clinton, possibly even giving orders using her account. The Pakistani embassy would not be a friendly refuge for a scientist Iran would think had betrayed them.
He went from Pakistani hands in Washington DC back to Iran.
“The State Department” claimed he “took refuge” in the Pakistani embassy but that claim as far as I know, did not come from the scientist himself nor with his permission.