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Iran News – Iran charges 3 U.S. hikers with spying (UPI)

Iran charges 3 U.S. hikers with spying (UPI)
TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (UPI) — The three U.S. people arrested in July while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border have been charged with espionage, Iranian judicial officials said Monday.

Iranian accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage (FOX 31 Denver)
TEHRAN, Iran – A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq, including a man whose sister lives in Boulder, of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial.

Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage (Denver Post)
TEHRAN, Iran—A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial.

Eastday-Iran charges 3 detained US citizens with espionage (Eastday.com)
Tehran prosecutor said on Monday that three US citizens detained by Iranian security forces on the Iran-Iraq border in late July are charged with espionage, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite (Khaleej Times)
TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian news agency says Tehran has turned to Italy to launch a communication satellite, after years of delay from Russia.

Clinton says nuclear race not in Iran’s interest – Channel NewsAsia
WASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said pursuing nuclear weapons was not in Iran’s own interest as she pressed Tehran to accept a UN-backed deal. Clinton said in a television interview aired late Monday that the United States has many …

Hezbollah denies link to arms ship – KTUU
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli officials tallied up hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship Thursday as Lebanon’s Hezbollah … guerrilla group denied any link to the shipment. In a statement faxed to The Associated Press on Thursday …

Iran’s Ahmadinejad: Capitalism is dead (The Christian Science Monitor)
At an Islamic economic summit in Turkey, Iran’s President Ahmadinejad called for a new world order – a bid, perhaps, to deflect attention from protests at home and nuclear talks abroad.

Iran Accuses U.S. Hikers of Espionage – New York Times
Three American hikers who were arrested in Iran this summer after straying across its border with Iraq have been accused of spying, an Iranian state news agency reported on Monday. “We believe strongly that there is no evidence to support any …

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Nov 10 (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Nov 10 (Reuters) – These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. IRAN – “We …

Three US citizens facing spying charges in Iran (Malaysian Mirror)
TEHRAN – Three American hikers taken into custody by Iranian guards near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing charges of spying, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday. Read more…

3 US hikers detained in Iran charged with spying: report (New York Post)
TEHRAN, Iran — A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. The move could set up the Americans — who relatives say were hiking…

Iran accuses Americans of espionage, angering US govt (The New Zealand Herald)
TEHRAN, Iran ? A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial.The action could set up the Americans, who relatives…