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A US-man of Iranian descent has been sentenced to death in Iran for spying for America.
Twenty-eight year old Amir Mirza Hekmati is guilty of espionage for the CIA according to a court in Tehran.
The Iranian Ministry of Information also accused Hekmati of being trained by the US intelligence agency in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In a confession broadcast on state television in December, Hekmati admitted having links with the CIA, but his defence team said he had no intention of acting against Iran.
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