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Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says
Source: NBC News
Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says
NBC News could not independently confirm the reports and the CIA said it had no comment.
July 2, 2019, 4:37 PM EDT
By Ali Arouzi and Saphora Smith
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for several individuals accused of spying for the United States, Iran’s spokesman for the judiciary announced Tuesday.
Suspected U.S. spies affiliated with the Iranian military are due to be sentenced to death because of the “severity of their crimes,” Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on state television.
Two other suspects who are also accused of spying for Washington but were not affiliated with the military have received “long” jail sentences, he added.
NBC News could not independently confirm the reports and the CIA said it had no comment. A State Department spokesperson said, "We cannot comment on matters of intelligence."
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NBC News could not independently confirm the reports and the CIA said it had no comment.
July 2, 2019, 4:37 PM EDT
By Ali Arouzi and Saphora Smith
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for several individuals accused of spying for the United States, Iran’s spokesman for the judiciary announced Tuesday.
Suspected U.S. spies affiliated with the Iranian military are due to be sentenced to death because of the “severity of their crimes,” Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on state television.
Two other suspects who are also accused of spying for Washington but were not affiliated with the military have received “long” jail sentences, he added.
NBC News could not independently confirm the reports and the CIA said it had no comment. A State Department spokesperson said, "We cannot comment on matters of intelligence."
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/several-suspected-u-s-spies-due-be-sentenced-death-iran-n1025766