Iran sentences 3 to long prison terms on spying charges

Washington Post

Iran sentences 3 to long prison terms on spying charges

Washington Post

Iran sentences 3 to long prison terms on spying charges

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has sentenced three people — two women and a man — to lengthy prison terms on security and spying charges, including on behalf of Israel’s Mossad spy agency. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in remarks broadcast on state TV on Tuesday that one of the two convicted women is Aras Amiri, who had worked for the British Council while allegedly spying on cultural activities in Iran. Amiri has been jailed for the past year while her case was under investigation. She was sentenced to 10 years. Esmaili identified ...

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