Press TV- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed Saudi Arabia�s recent �politically-motivated and unfounded� espionage allegations against Iran, warning that such moves will not�benefit�any country in the region.

�At a time when the Muslim world and the [Middle East] region require unity and avoiding issues that would cause tensions, forging and spreading false accusations, which are far from the truth�will not be in the interests of any regional country,� Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday.
�The Islamic Republic of Iran has not had any activity in Saudi Arabia against the international regulations and diplomatic principles, and such baseless accusations are being made�with political objectives,� he added.
The Iranian official made the comments in reaction to earlier media reports that a Saudi court on Tuesday had sentenced 15 people to death for allegedly spying for Iran in a move likely to heighten regional tensions. The convicted defendants comprised�one Iranian, one�Afghan and 13�Saudis.

Their�trial opened in February, a month after tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia intensified following the kingdom�s execution of prominent Shia cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, in January.

The most serious charge leveled against these people was high treason.

Qassemi emphasized that Saudi Arabia must refrain from leveling�unfounded allegations against Iran in line with its political goals and to fuel�tensions in the region.

The Iranian spokesperson said the Saudi regime�has given no information to the Islamic Republic about the identity of the Iranian defendant.
�The Islamic Republic of Iran�s principled policy on the Persian Gulf littoral states is to observe good neighborliness, mutual respect and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries,� Qassemi reiterated.
Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties and halted flights to and from Iran on January 3 following attacks on vacant Saudi diplomatic premises in Tehran and the city of Mashhad by angry people protesting Nimr�s execution.