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Wide of White House news briefing2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jay Carney, White House Spokesperson:\"Allegations that Mr Hekmati either worked for or was sent to Iran by the CIA are false. The Iranian regime has a history, as...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eWashington, DC \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of White House news briefing\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jay Carney, White House Spokesperson:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Allegations that Mr Hekmati either worked for or was sent to Iran by the CIA are false. The Iranian regime has a history, as you know, of falsely accusing people of being spies, of eliciting forced confessions, and of holding innocent Americans for political reasons. We call upon the Iranian government to grant the Swiss protecting power immediate access to Mr Hekmati, grant him access to legal counsel and release him without delay.\"\u003cbr/\u003eNew York City \u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid of Carne Ross, Executive Director of the group Independent Diplomat\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Carne Ross, Executive Director of the group Independent Diplomat:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well this is clearly a further ratcheting up of tension between Iran and the US. There have been a number of different episodes over recent days. The Iranian naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz, the US counter threat that it must keep the straits open after Iranian threats they might close the straits. There has also been the downing of an American drone allegedly in Iranian airspace. We are seeing an increase in the rhetoric too between the US, and indeed the West, and Iran. So we seem to be in a situation where the tension is increasing between Iran and the West and indeed Israel.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC \u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland \u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Victoria Nuland, US State Department Spokesperson:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We've seen the press report on the sentencing, but we have not ourselves been able to independently confirm it. We are working now through the Swiss protecting power in Tehran to confirm the sentence. We have also not been able to be in contact with him, nor has the Swiss protecting power, despite the fact the Swiss have asked numerous times for access to him and are asking, obviously, again today.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of reporter asking question\u003cbr/\u003eThe US government on Monday denied that a young Iranian-American man convicted of espionage by an Iranian court is a US spy.\u003cbr/\u003eAmir Mirzaei Hekmati has been sentenced to death - the first time the death penalty has been issued against a US citizen since the Islamic Revolution 33 years ago. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Obama administration rejected Iran's charge that Hekmati used a family trip to Iran as cover for espionage.\u003cbr/\u003eHekmati's family is of Iranian origin, and he claims dual citizenship. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Allegations that Mr Hekmati either worked for or was sent to Iran by the CIA are false,\" said White House spokesman Jay Carney.\u003cbr/\u003eHe said the Iranian government had a history of \"falsely accusing people of being spies, of eliciting forced confessions, and of holding innocent Americans for political reasons.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIran charged Hekmati with receiving special training and serving at US military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before travelling to Iran on an intelligence mission. \u003cbr/\u003eA court convicted him of belonging to the CIA and trying to inculpate Iran of involvement in terrorism, according to an Iranian state radio report on Monday.\u003cbr/\u003eThe United States denied the accusations. \u003cbr/\u003eCarne Ross, executive director of the New York-based group Independent Diplomat, said the incident would further increase tensions between the US and Iran. \u003cbr/\u003eThe two countries are currently locked in a period of intense hostility - a situation that augurs poorly for a quick release for Hekmati.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Obama administration has approved new sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear enrichment programme, specifically targeting the regime's central bank and its ability to sell petroleum abroad, though they've yet to come into force. \u003cbr/\u003eIran has responded with warnings to American vessels against entering the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that carries to market much of the oil pumped\u003cbr/\u003ein the Middle East.\u003cbr/\u003eState department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said officials were still trying to learn the details of Hekmati's sentence. \u003cbr/\u003eSwiss diplomats, acting on behalf of the United States because Washington and Tehran don't have diplomatic relations, have tried unsuccessfully to gain consular access to Hekmati. \u003cbr/\u003eBecause Iran doesn't recognise Hekmati's US citizenship, it has refused to grant that access.\u003cbr/\u003eHekmati, 28, is a former military translator who was born in Arizona and graduated from high school in Michigan. \u003cbr/\u003eHis father, Ali, a professor at a community college in Flint, Michigan, has said his son was visiting his grandmothers in Iran.\u003cbr/\u003eHekmati's case sheds light on the legal but risky travel of US citizens to Iran, common among many first-generation and second-generation Iranian-Americans but a practice largely hidden to the American populace in general. \u003cbr/\u003eThousands are believed to make the trip each year, though the State Department doesn't have firm figures because people must travel through third countries and most dual nationals enter the Islamic republic using Iranian passports.\u003cbr/\u003eClients are reminded: \u003cbr/\u003e(i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com\u003cbr/\u003e(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service \u003cbr/\u003e(iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.\u003cbr/\u003eAll Customers\u003cbr/\u003eThis message is for ALL Associated Press (AP) customers to inform you of the upcoming changes to our service and how they will affect your organization. \u003cbr/\u003eThe timeline  \u003cbr/\u003eAP will be rolling out High Definition (HD) in phases, beginning with Entertainment from 11 November 2011, followed by Sports News Television (SNTV) in January 2012. 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