An "American spy" was arrested a week ago on the border with Armenia while trying to cross into Iran, said Thursday the semi-official Fars agency quoted an unidentified source. "There are about a week, an American spy, identified as Hal Talayan, was arrested by security officers Nordouz," Fars said, quoting an "informed source"."This 55 year old woman, entered Armenia in Iran since then she had no visa, had equipment spy [microphones] implanted in the teeth", Fars added. The information disclosed on Wednesday by two websites ultraconservative and repeated in an editorial in the official daily Iran, has not been confirmed officially.
It would be the fourth U.S. citizen accused of spying for Iran detained for less than two years. In July 2009, Iran had arrested a group of three Americans - Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, and Josh Fattal - accused of illegally crossing the border with Iraq, before accusing them of spying. For the United States and their families, these hikers.
Sarah Shourd was released in September. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal remain jailed and could be tried in February.
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