Espionage

British couple detained in Iran charged with spying | Espionage News

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The couple admitted they had ignored warnings not to travel to Iran as part of their “slightly bonkers” round-the-world motorbike trip. Two British nationals detained in Iran have been charged with espionage, according to the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency. The pair were laid with the charges on Tuesday after they allegedly gathered information in … Read more

Swiss national held by Iran on spying charges dies in prison | Espionage News

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Embassy in Tehran seeks clarification on how unidentified prisoner died as judiciary’s media reports he killed himself. Switzerland has confirmed the death of one of its nationals who was imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran’s Semnan province. Pierre-Alain Eltschinger, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the death on Thursday, the … Read more