Iran accuses US woman of 'spying through her teeth'

Iran has detained an American woman accused of hiding a spying device in her teeth, Iranian newspapers report.

Hall Talayan, 55, was held as she tried to cross the border from Armenia without a visa, the reports said. She was reportedly arrested near the north-west border town of Nordouz. It is unclear where she is being held.

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The latest report, carried in the state-owned Farsi daily, Iran, said Ms Talayan had hidden "spying technology or a microphone" in her teeth.

According to another Farsi daily, Tabnak, she told customs officers that the security forces of Armenia would kill her if she was sent back by Iran.