Iran begins trial of accused 'CIA spy'

Iran opened a trial yesterday of an American of Iranian descent accused of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency, the Fars news agency reported.
Hekmati, a 28-year-old former US Marine born in the US state of Arizona to an Iranian immigrant family, was shown on Iranian state television mid-December saying he was a CIA operative sent to infiltrate the Iranian intelligence ministry.
The US government says Hekmati has been falsely accused and has demanded his immediate release.