Iran reportedly sentences dual-national to prison for spying

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s judiciary spokesman is saying a court has sentenced a dual national man to eight and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of infiltration of important governmental bodies.

Sunday’s report by the semi-official ISNA news agency quotes Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi as saying the suspect was tried based on a report by the intelligence department after he infiltrated “some sensitive centers.” The report identifies the convict’s surname as Tavakkoli and says he was also fined $48,000. It doesn’t include his other nationality, but adds: “Usually these sorts of individuals are working for the US and Israel.”

Iran occasionally detains dual-nationals over similar security charges.

In 2015, Iran detained a Lebanese engineer residing in the US and later sentenced him to 10 years in prison on spying charges.

— AP