<span style="color: #222222;">Special courts in Iran set up to deal with financial crimes have sentenced three suspects to death over corruption. The official IRNA news agency reported this today.&nbsp;<br />'' The three were among 35 suspects recently brought to trial.&nbsp; The rest were sentenced to prison terms of up to 20 years. The sentences can be appealed.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The special courts were established recently as part of the government's campaign against corruption.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;Since America's pullout from the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Iran's economy has plunged into a downward spiral with the national currency, the rial, hitting record lows.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | October 1, 2018 6:39 AM
Iran sentences 3 suspects to death over financial crimes