Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, judiciary says

[ad_1] Iran on Wednesday executed a person arrested in April 2025 on fees of spying for Israel's espionage company Mossad, the judiciary stated.

Hamidreza Sabet Esmailpour, who had been convicted of passing info to a Mossad agent, was hanged at daybreak, the judiciary's Mizan information company stated.

Rights teams have beforehand stated 12 individuals have been hanged on related fees within the wake of Israel's 12-day struggle with Iran in June.

They've additionally expressed concern that protesters arrested within the wave of demonstrations this month might additionally face execution. The judiciary has already indicated a few of these arrested might face fees of capital crimes.

Protests erupted in late December sparked by concern over the rising value of dwelling however became a mass motion in opposition to the Islamic republic that was adopted by a crackdown that has seen no less than 1000's killed and tens of 1000's arrested, in keeping with rights teams.

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Mizan stated Esmailpour had been convicted of sharing intelligence with Mossad, buying gear with the goal of serving to Israel perform "sabotage operations" at Iranian missile websites and transferring automobiles rigged with explosives.

The final execution in Iran on fees of spying for Israel was on January 7 when a person named Ali Ardestani was put to dying after being convicted of sharing info with Mossad.

Iran is the world's most prolific executioner after China, in keeping with rights teams. Final 12 months it hanged no less than 1,500 individuals, in keeping with figures from NGO Iran Human Rights.

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For the reason that struggle, Iran has promised swift trials for these arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Israel.

Iran, which doesn't recognise Israel, has lengthy accused its foe of conducting sabotage operations in opposition to its nuclear services and assassinating its scientists.

However the June struggle uncovered Israel's deep intelligence penetration of Iran, with a number of key Iranian army and safety figures killed in focused strikes based mostly on intelligence over their whereabouts.

Nevertheless, rights teams have lengthy expressed concern that harmless persons are executed on the idea of confessions obtained underneath torture, whereas Israeli brokers finishing up the fieldwork stay undetected.