Espionage

Iran intelligence ministry on Akbari execution:

"UK citizenship did not save Akbari from facing penalty"

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian Intelligence ministry issued a new statement on Friday to clarify the recent execution of Alireza Akbari, condemning the UK government for shedding crocodile tears for the spy's death.

Iran summons British envoy over London meddlesome moves

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Britain's Ambassador to Tehran Simon Shercliff in reaction to the UK's unconventional interventions in Iran's internal affairs, including national security.

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UK PM reacts to execution of Iranian official Akbari

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – In line with the constant interventions of the UK in Iran's internal affairs, the country's prime minister Rishi Sunak reacted to the execution of Alireza Akbari, a former Iranian official for espionage charges.

Iranian official Akbari sentenced to death for spying for UK

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary has sentenced Alireza Akbari, a former official, to death on charges of spying for the United Kingdom intelligence services.

Belgium summons Iranian ambassador

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – The foreign ministry of Belgium summoned Iran's ambassador Tuesday after it was reported one of its citizens was convicted of spying in Iran and reportedly sentenced to long-term jail.

Anti-TikTok measure added to US spending bill

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – US senators included a proposal to ban federal government employees from using the Chinese-owned TikTok app on state-owned devices in a major spending bill on Tuesday.

French FM claims two more French citizens being held in Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Two more French citizens have been detained in Iran, bringing to seven the number of people from France held in the country, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Saturday.

Israeli spy arrested in southeast Iran: judiciary official

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – The head of the judiciary office of Kerman province in southeast Iran said Tuesday that a person suspected of spying for the Zionist Israeli regime has been detained in the province

IRGC arrests foreign diplomats on espionage charges

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has identified and arrested a number of diplomats working in foreign embassies in Tehran over espionage charges.

Iran arrests element linked with 2 French spies

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Intelligence Forces announced the detention of a person who was linked with the espionage operations performed by two French nationals in Iran.

UK court approves extradition of Julian Assange to US

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – A court has formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the US on espionage charges.

Ecuador revokes Julian Assange’s citizenship

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Ecuador’s justice system formally notified WikiLeaks founder his naturalisation had been nullified after Ecuadorian authorities said the supporting letter had multiple inconsistencies.

EU chief:

Israeli software scandal 'completely unacceptable' if true

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday the spyware scandal involving an Israeli software firm and up to 50,000 smartphone numbers was "completely unacceptable" if true.

Yemen sentences five people to death on espionage charges

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – A criminal court in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa sentenced five people to death charging them with spying for the British Secret Intelligence Service.

3 spy networks dismantled in W Azarbaijan province

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The director-general of West Azarbaijan Province said Wednesday as many as 3 espionage networks were identified and dismantled in the northwestern province in just 58 days.

Hezbollah downs, controls Israeli drone inside Lebanon

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Lebanon’s Islamic Resistance has downed and controlled an Israeli drone conducting an espionage mission over Lebanon’s southern town of Blida.

US military spies buying smartphones' data without warrant

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – American military spies have been buying US citizens’ location data collected by smartphone apps without a warrant, according to a recently unclassified memo.

CIA spy executed: Iran Judiciary

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said that an individual, a Defense Ministry retiree, was executed last week due to his spying for the CIA.

China calls US world’s biggest spy in cyberspace

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday that the United States has turned into the biggest actor of espionage in the cyberspace, while also calling it the ‘empire of hackers’.

Leaked documents reportedly shows CIA secretly owned world's top encryption company

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – The US and West German intelligence agencies clandestinely owned the world’s leading manufacturer of encryption devices, Swiss-based Crypto AG, enjoying throughout the Cold War direct access to closely guarded secrets of more than 120 countries, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

France summons Iranian ambassador

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The French Foreign Ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador over the detention of two French scientists by Iran.