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Title: Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in U.S.
Post by: TomSea on August 21, 2018, 01:46:24 am

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Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in U.S.
Reuters Staff

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Iranian men were indicted on Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including conducting surveillance at a Jewish facility and gathering information on backers of the militant Iranian opposition Mujahideen-e Khalq, the Justice Department said.

FILE PHOTO: Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo

Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 59, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, were charged in the indictment with acting on behalf of Iran by conducting the surveillance, the Justice Department said in a statement. Both were arrested on Aug. 9.

The indictment alleges Doostdar traveled from Iran to the United States in July 2017 to collect intelligence about entities considered to be enemies of the Iranian government, including Israeli and Jewish interests as well as people associated with MEK, it said.

The Justice Department said Doostdar conducted surveillance in July 2017 of an ultraorthodox Jewish facility in Chicago, the Rohr Chabad House, including photographing the security features.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-spies/two-arrested-for-allegedly-spying-for-iran-in-u-s-idUSKCN1L527X (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-spies/two-arrested-for-allegedly-spying-for-iran-in-u-s-idUSKCN1L527X)

Very bad, actually surveillance of possible targets.