The judge sentencing the ex-soldier said he "took payment on two occasions and travelled to meet intelligence officers from Iran in Turkey".

A former British soldier convicted of spying for Iran after an audacious three-day escape from a London prison was sentenced Monday to more than 14 years behind bars for betraying his country.

Khalife, 23, gained global attention when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges. View on euronews