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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Judiciary Indicts Two French Nationals and Belgian for Espionage

Smog obscures the skyline in Tehran, Iran, 02 January 2023. (EPA)

Iran has indicted two French nationals and a Belgian for espionage and working against the country's national security, the judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday according to the semi-official Student News Network.

Tehran has accused foreign adversaries of fomenting unrest which erupted in Iran three months ago after the death in detention of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police enforcing the country's mandatory dress code laws.

The protests mark one of the boldest challenges to the country's leadership since its 1979 revolution and have drawn in Iranians from all walks of life.

The news network did not say where or when the three were indicted.

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