An Australian university lecturer detained in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN Wednesday
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Last week, the Australian government confirmed that University of Melbourne lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert was one of three Australian nationals currently detained in Iran. Speaking Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Sayyed Abas Mousavi said that one Australian"has been sentenced to prison last year for espionage.
'High probability' Saudi attack launched from Iranian base 04:45Rising tensionsNews of the Australians' detention comes amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States and its allies, including Australia and the United Kingdom.An attack on the Saudi oil industry over the weekend had a"very high probability" of having been launched from a base in Iran close to the border with Iraq, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN this week.
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