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Iran Sentences 2 Americans to 8 Years in Prison
(Los Angeles Times) Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim - Iranian authorities imposed a harsh, eight-year sentence on two Americans arrested along the border with Iraq in 2009, Iran's state television cited an unnamed judicial source as saying Saturday, in a stunning verdict that could further strain relations between Washington and Tehran.