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Iran Executes 29-Year-Old Aerospace Student on CIA–Mossad Spying Charges

The case highlights a wartime surge in fast-track security prosecutions with disputed confessions.

DOJ Moves to Revoke Citizenship of Ex-U.S. Ambassador Who Spied for Cuba

Iran Executes Three Over January Protests as Death-Penalty Wave Intensifies

Bahrain Strips Citizenship From 69 Over Alleged Support for Iran Strikes

Iran Executes Erfan Kiani Over Alleged Mossad Role in January Unrest

Ex-Hostage Benjamin Brière Says French Tax Office Dismissed His Captivity

Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris Return to Paris After Nearly Four Years Detained in Iran

Russia Detains Ex–Radio Free Europe Freelancer on Treason Charge

Freed French Pair Return From Iran After Nearly Four Years

Detained British Couple in Iran Urge UK to Publicly Reject Spying Charges

Iran Executes Three Over January Protests After Hanging Alleged Israeli Spy

Sandra Cuevas Seeks Federal Protection, Cites Monreal and Rojo de la Vega After Alleged Surveillance

California Political Operative Gets 4 Years for Acting as Covert Agent of China

Freed After 581 Days, French Researcher Laurent Vinatier Recounts Russian Detention

Detained Russian–Australian Requested Priest After Health Concerns Raised

Five Spaniards Freed in Venezuela Arrive in Madrid After 15 Months' Detention

Russia and France Swap Prisoners as Putin Pardons French Researcher

Iran Executes Ali Ardestani on Mossad Spying Conviction

Kremlin Says It Made Proposal to France Over Detained Researcher Laurent Vinatier

Kremlin Says It Made Proposal to France Over Detained Researcher Laurent Vinatier