Iran sentences ‘CIA spies’ to death after claiming to have broken surveillance ring

Iran has captured 17 “spies” it claims were working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and some have been sentenced to death, Iranian media has reported.

State television quoted the Iranian Intelligence Ministry as saying it had broken up a “CIA spying ring” and captured 17 suspects.

A ministry official said some of those arrested had been sentenced to death, the country’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.

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