Iran jails 2 as spies for Israel, Germany, UK

12 Aug, 2020

TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday it has jailed two men over spying for Britain, Germany and Israel, the latest in a string of espionage cases that have led to arrests and executions.

Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters that the two would each serve 10 years behind bars.

One of them, Massud Mossaheb, had been "spying for (Israeli spy agency) Mossad and Germany" under the guise of general secretary of an Austrian-Iranian society, Esmaili said, quoted by state television's website.

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