Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad: State media

As Tehran continues its widening crackdown on alleged collaborators following the 12-day Israel-USA-Iran war earlier this year, judicial authorities announced that Iran had executed a man who had been convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.

According to Mizan, the judiciary’s official news agency, Aghil Keshavarz was put to death on Saturday morning when the Supreme Court upheld his espionage conviction.

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After being photographed by military patrols in the northwest city of Urmia, the 27-year-old architecture student was taken into custody earlier this year.

Since the June conflict, there have been at least 10 executions for espionage in the wake of this execution, which is an addition to the growing number already executed for espionage.

Iran executed a man it claimed was “one of the most significant spies for Israel in Iran” in September.

Tehran made espionage automatically a crime against alleged spies for Israel and the US in October, enforcing stricter sanctions against it, including the confiscation of assets and the death penalty.

In accordance with the Mizan report, Keshavarz is accused of carrying out more than 200 missions for Israeli intelligence services in Tehran, Isfahan, Urmia, and Shahroud.

Among the allegedly accomplished tasks were photographing target sites, conducting opinion surveys, and monitoring traffic patterns at specific locations.

Authorities claimed that after finishing his assignments, he received payment in cryptocurrency from both Israel’s Mossad and military officials through encrypted messaging platforms.

According to the judiciary, Keshavarz “knowingly cooperated” with Israeli forces in an effort to harm Iran’s Islamic Republic.

Similar espionage convictions have previously been disputed by the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights organization, claiming that suspects are frequently tortured into making false confessions.

Israel launched 12 days of airstrikes against Iran’s top generals, nuclear scientists, and civilians in residential areas, which Iran retaliated with missile and drone firebombs and rockets in response. During the conflict, US airs extensively on Iranian nuclear sites on Israel’s behalf. At least 1,100 people were killed by Israeli attacks on Iran, according to Amnesty International.