Iran detains US woman on spy charges

Iranian authorities have detained a 55-year-old American woman on spying charges on Thursday.

The daily IRAN said the woman had spying equipment hidden on her body when customs authorities detained her in the border town of Nordouz, 370 miles northwest of the capital Tehran.

The report said she arrived in Iran from Armenia without a visa.

“The American woman whose name is Hall Talayan and had set technical spying equipment, microphone in her teeth was arrested by Iranian customs guards in Nordouz,” the report said.