He said the sentences on the accused have been passed, and some of them will be executed for ‘fasad-fel-arz’ – a title  for capital crimes in the Islamic Republic described as spreading corruption on Earth or spreading corruption that threatens social and political well-being.

The news follows Tehran’s announcement on June 17 that the country had dismantled a CIA-run “large US cyber-espionage” network.

According to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, the cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries has led to “the disclosure and dismantling of a network of CIA officers, as well as the detention and punishment of several spies.”

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