Iran nuclear scientist in US spy mystery reportedly executed

Iran confirms that an Iranian nuclear scientist caught up in a real-life U.S. spy mystery who later returned to his homeland and disappeared has been executed. Iran's official news agency, IRNA, is confirming that Iran has executed Shahram Amiri, who gave the U.S. intelligence about the country's contested nuclear program. The report today quotes a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary as saying Amiri "provided the enemy with vital information of the country." U.S. officials in 2010 said they paid