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Iran hangs two men for spying for Israel and US
14:32 - 19.05.13
Iran has hanged two men convicted of spying for Israel and the US, the
authorities there have said.
Mohammad Heydari was found guilty of passing intelligence on "security
issues and national secrets" to Israeli Mossad agents in exchange for
cash, BBC reports.
Kourosh Ahmadi was convicted of providing intelligence to the CIA,
Tehran's prosecutor's office said.
Iran has repeatedly accused Israel and the US of carrying out covert
intelligence operations.
It comes amid continuing tension over its nuclear programme, which
Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes but Western nations suspect is
being used to build an atomic weapon.
It is not clear when Heydari and Ahmadi were arrested or where they were tried.
Their execution was handed down by Tehran's Revolutionary Court and
confirmed by the Supreme Court, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
It said the two men were hanged at dawn.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
14:32 - 19.05.13
Iran has hanged two men convicted of spying for Israel and the US, the
authorities there have said.
Mohammad Heydari was found guilty of passing intelligence on "security
issues and national secrets" to Israeli Mossad agents in exchange for
cash, BBC reports.
Kourosh Ahmadi was convicted of providing intelligence to the CIA,
Tehran's prosecutor's office said.
Iran has repeatedly accused Israel and the US of carrying out covert
intelligence operations.
It comes amid continuing tension over its nuclear programme, which
Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes but Western nations suspect is
being used to build an atomic weapon.
It is not clear when Heydari and Ahmadi were arrested or where they were tried.
Their execution was handed down by Tehran's Revolutionary Court and
confirmed by the Supreme Court, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
It said the two men were hanged at dawn.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian