Iranian-Americans charged with espionage

US academic Haleh Esfandiari and two other Iranian-Americans have been “formally charged” with endangering national security and espionage, Iran’s judiciary spokesman said today.

“Esfandiari has been formally charged with endangering national security through propaganda against the system and espionage for foreigners,” Judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi said in Tehran. “She has been informed of the charges against her. The complainant is the Intelligence Ministry.”