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Lebanese Is "Most Dangerous" Suspect in Iranian Spy Cell in Saudi Arabia
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Asharq Al-Awsat has obtained new information about the Iranian espionage cell detained while operating clandestinely on Saudi soil. The Saudi Interior Ministry initially announced that 18 men - one Iranian, one Lebanese, and 16 Saudis - had been arrested while working for a "foreign" intelligence agency. On March 26 the Saudi Ministry of the Interior announced that the detainees had direct connections with Iran, in the first official accusation of Tehran's involvement. These developments are part of a series of escalating Iranian espionage activities throughout the Gulf states. Last week in Bahrain, an appeals court upheld a ten-year prison sentence given to a man accused of spying for Iran. The UAE has likewise convicted one of its citizens of spying for Iran.