Earlier, Tehran announced that it busted a "large US cyber-espionage" network run by the CIA, arresting several spies. According to Tehran, the operation was organised and conducted in cooperation with "partners", without naming them, APA reports citing Sputnik.
An Iranian defence employee who collaborated with the CIA and spied for the United States was executed in Iran, media outlets report citing a statement of the Judiciary Organization of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic.