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Iranian-American Sentenced to Death

Description:Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death for spying for the CIA. The semi-official Fars news agency said on Monday that Amir Mirza Hekmati was given the sentence for "cooperating with the [United States] and spying for the CIA". Under the country's Islamic law, espionage can be punishable by death. Hekmati, a 28-year-old of Iranian descent, was arrested in December. (1:00)

Source: Reuters

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