US EditionISRAEL-IRAN WAR: Iran Executes Man for Spying for Israel
- On June 16, 2025, Iran carried out the execution by hanging of Esmail Fekri in Tehran, following his conviction for acting as an intelligence operative for Israel's Mossad since 2023.
- Fekri was arrested during a December 2023 intelligence operation while communicating with Mossad and was later convicted under Iranian laws for espionage.
- The execution took place against the backdrop of intensifying military clashes between Iran and Israel, involving attacks that resulted in significant casualties and numerous injuries.
- Iran announced the detention of two alleged Mossad operatives in Alborz province who were reportedly assembling explosives, while Israel apprehended two individuals believed to be linked to Iranian intelligence activities.
- The execution and ongoing hostilities indicate intensified tensions, with Iran rejecting ceasefire talks under fire and the U.S. demanding uranium enrichment halt before ceasefire.
42 Articles
42 Articles
Iran, according to its own statements, executed an agent of the Israeli foreign intelligence service Mossad, arrested in 2023.
Iran executes Mossad agent for spying, 2 others arrested
Iranian authorities executed a man alleged to be a Mossad agent spying for Israel on Monday morning, June 16. The individual was identified as Esmaeil Fekri by Fars News Agency. He was arrested in December 2023, as per the Iranian judiciary’s news website. “Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent convicted of the capital offences of ‘corruption on Earth’ and ‘moharebeh’ (waging war against God) was hanged after going through the full process of criminal …
Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, Iranian police on Monday instructed citizens to identify homes suspected of belonging to terrorist groups...
Iran reported that man was convicted of the capital crimes of corruption on earth and of ‘moharebeh’ (war against God).
Iran hangs ‘Mossad agent’ as tension with Israel worsen
TEHRAN, June 16 — Iran’s judiciary said Monday it hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being a spy for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, as fighting raged between the two foes. “Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent convicted of the capital offences of ‘corruption on Earth’ and ‘moharebeh’ (waging war against God) was hanged after going through the full process of criminal procedure,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website said. Mizan sa…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
