Iranian intelligence authorities say they have arrested 17 spies hired by the U.S. government's Central Intelligence Agency.
Iranian intelligence authorities said Monday they had arrested 17 spies hired by the U.S. government's Central Intelligence Agency.
Those arrested worked as staff at sensitive centers in the country, including “economic, nuclear, infrastructural, military and cyber fields or their counterpart private sector," according to the Iranian intelligence press release. However, those spies who decided to"honestly cooperate" with the Islamic Republic's intelligence organization were used to work"against Americans,” Iran said.The assigned mission of the arrested spies was allegedly"collecting classified information" or acting in"technical operations," the counter-espionage director said.
The intelligence ministry director later clarified to ABC News that the new arrests are different from the former case of dismantling a CIA spy ring in 2011.
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