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Iran sentences three to death for economic crimes: state TV

Special courts set up in a drive against financial crime have sentenced three people to death, state television reported on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against profiteering and corruption.

The special Islamic revolutionary courts were set up last month to try suspects quickly after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for “swift and just” legal action to confront an “economic war” by foreign enemies.

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