President Hugo Chavez defended his close ally Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying Iran is facing “US warmongering threats” amid tensions over its nuclear programme.

AN Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran.

An American has been sentenced to death by an Iranian court which convicted him of being a CIA spy, adding to the growing tension between the countries.

Iran is seeking the death penalty for an American man accused of working for the CIA.