The Iranian intelligence ministry claims to have arrested 17 spies working for the CIA, found collecting information in the nuclear and military sectors among others.
A top Iranian intelligence official told reporters that all 17 were Iranians working in ‘sensitive centres’ and that some had been sentenced to death but failed to disclose how many had been sentenced or when the sentences had been handed down.
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter dismissing the allegations, saying they are ‘totally false’.