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Iranian Spy Charged with Espionage, Aiding Enemy in War
(Ha'aretz) Revital Hovel - The Israeli government prosecutor filed charges Sunday against Ali Mansouri, 55, for spying on Israel for Iran. The charge sheet says Mansouri came to Israel three times "and actively and consistently tried to start a company in Israel that would serve as a fictitious business infrastructure for the purpose of activity undertaken by another person from Iranian intelligence who was supposed to come to Israel in the future." Mansouri met with Iranian intelligence officials many times for briefings on his assignment. He passed along information about security procedures at Ben-Gurion International Airport, as well as photographs of the airport, the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and a classified security installation. Mansouri told investigators he was asked to spy on Israel in early 2012 and was promised $1 million to do so.