US EditionSweden Confirms Citizen Detained In Iran On Allegations Of Spying For Israel
The detained Swedish citizen allegedly confessed to espionage for Israeli intelligence amid Iran's crackdown on dual nationals during wartime, with 21,000 arrests reported in June.
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Iran says dual national held for espionage is Swedish
Iran's judiciary said on Tuesday that a dual national arrested during the recent 12-day war with Israel and who has since been put on trial for espionage holds Swedish citizenship. Tehran has given few details on the case, one of multiple arrests that took place during and after the brief war in which Israel and then the United States bombed Iran's nuclear facilities. Several of those convicted of working for Israel's Mossad spy agency were subs…
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard confirms that a Swedish man is being held in Iran. The man is accused of espionage, according to Iran's judiciary.
A Swedish citizen is being held in Iran on charges of espionage, the country's judiciary has said. The person has reportedly been in prison since last summer, and is suspected of spying for Israel in connection with the 12-day war in June. - He is said to have settled in a villa in the areas around Karaj, Asghar Jahangir, a spokesman for Iran's judiciary, told the BBC.
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