Diplomatic relations have been strained by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the conflict nears its one-year anniversary. The FSB, Russia’s security service, declared on Thursday that it has launched a criminal investigation against a US citizen who is suspected of espionage. The
Russia on Thursday announced that it has launched a criminal case against an unnamed American suspected of espionage. In a statement, Russia’s Federal Security Service said the individual “is suspected of collecting intelligence information on biological topics directed against the security of
Iran has sentenced to death a former defence ministry official with dual British-Iranian citizenship over accusations that he was spying for MI6. Alireza Akbari was transferred to solitary confinement on Tuesday evening, a sign that an execution is imminent, and his wife,
Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage charges in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday. The website of Iran’s judiciary said a Revolutionary Court sentenced 41-year-old Olivier Vandecasteele