TEHRAN—Iran’s top court upheld a death sentence for an Iranian citizen accused of providing the U.S. with details about the Iranian nuclear program at the root of tensions between Tehran and the Trump administration. Amir Rahimpour received “big payments” for spying for the Central Intelligence Agency, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili as saying Tuesday. “God willing, he will see his punishment soon,” he said.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 04, 2020 14:59 UTC