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Hamidreza Sabet Esmailpour was convicted of aiding Mossad with sabotage operations at missile sites and was executed following Iran's Supreme Court ruling.
- On Wednesday, Iran's judiciary executed Hamidreza Sabet Esmailespour, who was hanged at dawn, Mizan news agency reported.
- Arrested on April 29, 2025, Hamidreza Sabet Esmailespour was convicted of espionage for passing information to Mossad and procuring equipment to aid sabotage at Iranian missile sites.
- The Supreme Court upheld Hamidreza Sabet Esmailespour's death sentence, and judiciary records state he acknowledged cooperating with Mossad during interrogations and court proceedings, while the outlet claimed some vehicles contained explosives that could not be independently verified.
- Amid a recent wave, Iran has executed more than a dozen people on similar charges, while rights groups reported at least 313 hangings earlier this month and warned protesters arrested this month could face execution.
- Rights groups warn confessions in such cases are often obtained under torture, and since the June war, Iran has promised swift trials amid exposed Israeli intelligence penetration.
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Iran Executes Man It Accused of Spying for Israel
TEHRAN (JNS) – Iran said Wednesday it executed a man who authorities alleged had been convicted of spying for Israel, amid growing concern over an increase in executions following recent unrest. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email According to Iran’s judiciary-run Mizan news agency, Hamidreza Esmailpour was hanged at dawn after […]
The Iranian government executed hundreds of people last year. Especially the alleged cooperation with the declared enemy Israel is severely punished. Now it hits a man who was arrested already in April 2025.
Iran executed a man after he was found guilty of espionage on behalf of Israel. The Iranian press agency Mizan reported it. "Hamidreza Sabet Esmaeilipour, arrested on April 29th...
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