US EditionIran executes a man convicted of spying for the Israeli Mossad
- Iran executed Mohsen Langarneshin on April 30, 2025, at Ghezelhesar prison near Tehran for espionage linked to Israel and a 2022 Revolutionary Guards colonel's killing.
- Langarneshin's conviction followed his July 2023 arrest and a Revolutionary Court trial, which activists and rights groups call unfair with confessions extracted under torture.
- Iran accused him of aiding Mossad operations inside the country, including providing support for the assassination of Colonel Sayyad Khodaei and an attack on an industrial center in Isfahan.
- Rights groups and the Iran Human Rights monitor noted a surge in Iranian executions, with at least 335 hangings this year, describing these as extrajudicial killings amid ongoing Iran-Israel tensions.
- Langarneshin's execution highlights Iran’s intensified crackdown on alleged Mossad collaborators despite allegations of scapegoating and disputed evidence amid nuclear negotiations with the US.
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Iran hangs ‘spy’ accused of helping Israel assassinate commander
IRAN has executed a political prisoner accused of spying for Israel, despite his claims of being tortured into making a false confession. Mohsen Langarneshin, 34, was hanged Wednesday at Ghezel Hesar prison near Tehran, the judiciary’s media centre confirmed. Iran InsightMohsen Langarneshin was executed in Iran this week[/caption] AlamyThe 34-year-old was accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad[/caption] XLangarneshin was hanged at Ghezel Hesar pr…
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