伊朗處決爲美國提供情報的伊朗科學家

Iran has executed a nuclear scientist who was convicted of giving top secret information about Tehran's controversial nuclear program to the United States.

The execution of Shahram Amiri was confirmed Sunday by Iran's official news agency, IRNA. "Through his connection with the United States, Amiri gave vital information about the country to the enemy," said judicial spokesman Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi.

Ejehi said a court had sentenced Amiri to death, a sentence that was upheld by Iran's Supreme Court.

Amiri left for Saudi Arabia in 2009 and relocated to the United States a year later. U.S. officials said they paid Amiri about $5 million to leave Iran and provide information about Iran's nuclear program.

A U.S. official said in 2010 that the U.S. received "useful information" from Amiri.伊朗處決了一位核科學家，此人因將德黑蘭有爭議的核項目的絕密情報交給美國被定罪。

星期天，伊朗官方通訊社確認沙赫拉姆·阿米里被處決。伊朗司法部發言人莫赫賽尼·艾傑伊說：“阿米里通過他和美國的聯繫，將至關重要的國家情報交給敵人。”

艾傑伊說，法庭判處阿米里死刑，伊朗最高法院維持了這一判決。

阿米里2009年離開伊朗，前往沙特阿拉伯，一年以後轉往美國。美國官員說，他們向阿米里支付了500萬美元，讓他離開伊朗，提供伊朗核項目的信息。

一位美國官員2010年說，美國從阿米里那裏得到了“有用的信息”。