US yeshiva student charged with spying for Iran in Jerusalem

US yeshiva student charged with spying for Iran in Jerusalem A 21-year-old US citizen studying at a Haredi yeshiva in Jerusalem has been charged with spying for Iran after allegedly carrying out a series of intelligence-gathering tasks in exchange for cryptocurrency payments, Israeli media reported. The Times of Israel reported that Eli Levon, a student at Mir yeshiva, was indicted on charges of contact with a foreign agent and providing information that could benefit an enemy. Prosecutors allege he communicated with two Telegram accounts believed to be linked to Iranian intelligence.