Two Individuals Spying for CIA Handed Prison Terms: Iran Judiciary

In summer of 2019, Iranian media outlets revealed details of a major cyber-espionage ring claimed to be run by US intelligence, saying that a total of 17 CIA-trained spies had been identified, publishing photo and video evidence of alleged US attempts to recruit Iranians to work against their government.

An individual accused of spying for the CIA in Iran has been sentenced to death, Iran’s judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Ismaili said at a press conference on Tuesday. The spokesman said that the Supreme Court has upheld the capital punishment for the US intelligence officers for gathering classified data related to Iran’s nuclear programme.

Ismaili also said that two other individuals accused of gathering intelligence for the CIA have been sentenced to ten and five years in prison respectively.

“Two … CIA spies who were working under the cover of an organisation and charitable foundation have been identified, tried and sentenced to ten years in prison for spying and five years in prison for acting against national security”, Gholamhossein Ismaili said.

The spokesman refused to disclose the name of the individuals since their sentences have not been finalised.

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