Tehran: A court in Iran sentenced a Belgian national to a total of 40 years in prison, dozens of lashes, and financial penalties for spying and other charges. Former aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele received the preliminary sentences, on four charges, according to the official news outlet of the Iranian judiciary.

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