After a Stockholm court earlier this month sentenced a former Iranian official to prison for war crimes, Iran announced on Saturday that it had detained a Swedish national on espionage accusations.
In recent years, Iran has detained scores of foreigners and dual citizens, most frequently on espionage and security-related charges. The suspect had been under surveillance by the intelligence ministry during several previous trips to Iran due to (their) suspicious behaviour and contacts, according to rights groups, which Tehran denies.
It did not give a name or specify when the arrest was made, but added that the suspect had a history of travelling to the Palestinian territories, visiting non-tourist locations in Iran, and contacting people, including.
