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Iran executes 2 men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad
The judiciary said the men passed sensitive information to a Mossad officer and collected details on officials and key sites, including Natanz.
- Iran executed Yaghoub Karimpour and Naser Bakarzadeh on Saturday after convicting them of spying for Israel, according to the judiciary; the executions mark the latest in a series within the Islamic Republic.
- Authorities claim protests in Jan were 'foreign-instigated riots' coordinated by Israel and the United States, and officials have carried out multiple executions of individuals linked to these demonstrations in recent weeks.
- According to Mizan, Karimpour was convicted of 'moharebeh' for photographing security locations during the 12-day war with Israel, while Bakarzadeh allegedly collected information on religious and provincial figures and key sites including the Natanz area.
- Karimpour was 'subjected to physical and psychological pressure' to extract a confession, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, and both men's death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Iran on Saturday executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported. The individuals, identified as Yaqoub Karimpour and Naser Bekrzadeh, were hanged following judicial proceedings and the upholding of their death sentences by the Supreme Court of Iran, the report said. I 🌎 Iran Executes 2 Men Convicted of Spying for Israel’s Mossad; Accused of Sharing Sensitive …
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