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Iran executes former Defense Ministry employee who it claims spied for CIA

Iranian state media reported that the man sold information on Iranian missiles to the US intelligence agency.

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A general view of northern Tehran taken from Tabi'at (Nature) Bridge on Modares Highway during Noruz holidays on March 25, 2015. — BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images

Iran has reportedly executed a former defense official found guilty of spying for the United States.

Reza Asgari, a retired employee of Iran’s Ministry of Defense, spied for the CIA, Iranian judicial authorities said. A judicial spokesman said today that Asgari was hanged for the crime last week, Iran’s state-run Tasnim News Agency reported.

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