Iran claims 17 arrests CIA spies for arrest, some sentenced to death
On July 22, Iranian state media announced that the authorities in a Middle Eastern country had arrested 17 secret agents recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency for spying on its nuclear and military facilities. Some of them were allegedly sentenced to death. The president and the US secretary of state have already responded to this information.
Iranian semi-official news agency Fars reported that authorities detained 17 spies, some of whom were sentenced to death. It is not reported whether all the alleged agents were Iranian citizens, writes USA Today.
There is no US embassy or diplomatic presence in Iran, which means there is no obvious diplomatic cover for US agents who might operate inside Iran.
The Iranian intelligence ministry said the CIA had infiltrated organizations and institutions in Iran’s private sector. The CIA itself did not respond to the statements (the publication clarifies that the Office rarely comments on its activities in the field of national security). But the answers were given by US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Pompeo dismissed Iran's claims, adding that "the Iranian regime has a long history of lies." Trump on Twitter called Iran's claims "totally false," saying there was "zero truth" in the claims. The president also wrote that Iran’s economy is “dead” and will soon “get much worse.”
In recent months, tensions have remained between Iran, the US and the UK over the nuclear deal - a year ago Washington withdrew from the agreement and economic sanctions against Iran were renewed.
British Prime Minister Theresa May held an emergency security council to discuss how the country should respond to Iran's seizure of a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway vital to global oil supplies.
The tanker Stena Impero was captured on July 19 and is located in a strictly guarded Iranian port. The UK is considering a number of options, though not military, to increase pressure on Iran. This seizure followed the threat from Iran in response to the British’s detention of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar in the Mediterranean. According to the UK government, the tanker was heading for Syria in violation of EU sanctions. Iran disputes this claim.
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Washington said it wanted to lead security coordination efforts for ships passing through the Persian Gulf, while leaving the care of the British courts to Britain itself. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the European maritime defense mission would ensure the safe passage of commercial ships in the region. Hunt called the capture of the tanker "an act of piracy."
Unlike the United States, Britain still remains in a nuclear agreement with Iran. Speaking in parliament, Hunt said that his country is not interested in joining Trump's “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, which includes burdensome sanctions, an assets freeze and the appointment of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which has extensive contacts with the country's military and business circles, as a terrorist organization.
“We are prepared for the worst,” Trump said at the White House on Monday when asked about possible negotiations or war with Iran. — (They) didn't respect the United States. They shouldn't have done this. Frankly, it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to reach an agreement with Iran.”
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