Analyzing the necessity of revising the crime of espionage in Iran's criminal system

The crime of espionage is one of the main high-risk crimes that endangers the foreign security of countries and faces the security-oriented criminal policy of all countries, and repressive punishments are usually applied to it, because while violating the independence of countries, it makes them vulnerable to foreigners.The purpose of this article is to discuss the crime of espionage in Iran's criminal laws and shortcomings to address it, which necessitates revision and amendment to the current regulations . This research is a library study in terms of its practical purpose and research method, descriptive, analytical, and information gathering method.The crime of espionage has been addressed in various codes, such as the Islamic Penal Code, the  the Punishment of Armed Forces Crimes code, and the Law on Cyber Crimes code, , and the analysis of these laws reveals the ambiguity and contradictions in different articles, which shows the fragmented and partial view of the legislator in this field. It is necessary to review the crime of espionage in different criminal codes under a comprehensive system. The examination of the new bill of the Penal Law also shows that this bill has not  solved the problems raised.