COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, WORLD NEWS: Well, 13 Iranian Jews are on trial on spying and state security charges. The trial is being held behind closed doors in Shiraz, Iran. And for more on the story, we are joined now by CNN's Kasra Naji. Kasra, what's the latest?</s>KASRA NAJI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Colleen, I'm talking to you, speaking from outside the revolutionary court, Islamic Revolutionary Court here in Shiraz. The trial of the 13 Jewish Iranians on charges of spying for Israel has just started. The trial is being held in</s>MCEDWARDS: Kasra, remind us exactly what these people are accused of doing - spying where, spying how?</s>NAJI: Well, we don't know actually. There is very little information on that. Up to today, what we knew was that they have been accused of spying for Israel as well as the United States. But today, the official statements from the court stated they are charged with spying for Israel only. They're not involved in spying for the United States. There is nothing more than that. I've been talking to the relatives here. They know nothing about the charges, what evidence there is. And I get the impression that some of them may have traveled to Israel. That is against the law in Iran. Iranians cannot, because of their relations with Israel, cannot travel to Israel. But I found that many of the Jewish Iranians do, and they go to foreign countries and get visas and go to Israel. Some of them may have been picked up or accused of spying in relation to their travel to Israel. But even that remains to be seen whether that, indeed, is the case or not. Colleen?</s>MCEDWARDS: Understood. CNN's Kasra Naji. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
13 Iranian Jews On Trial In Iran On Spying Charges