Amir Hekmati Death Sentence (2012)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iran has confirmed to the United States' Swiss representatives in Tehran that the country has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death. Iran accuses Amir Hekmati of bring a CIA spy. A U.S. official says Switzerland was informed of...

Iran has sentenced an American ex-Marine to death, accusing him of espionage. A court convicted Amir Mirzaei Hekmati of "working for an enemy country," as well as membership in the CIA and "efforts to accuse Iran of involvement in terrorism," the semi-...

Iran convicts American man of working for CIA, sentences him to death TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A Michigan high school graduate accused by Iran of working for the CIA could face the death penalty, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported Tuesday. In a closed court hearing, the prosecution applied for capital punishment,...

A court in Iran has sentenced to death an Iranian American who was convicted of spying for the CIA, Iranian media reported on Monday. Amir Mirzaei Hekmati was accused of “cooperation with an enemy government, membership in the CIA and attempts to...

Rex Brynen, political science professor at McGill University in Montreal, co-edits a blog on conflict simulation and talks about how computer games reflect global tensions....