US EditionISRAEL-IRAN WAR: Iran Executes Man for Spying for Israel
- On June 16, 2025, Iran carried out the execution of Esmail Fekri following his conviction for espionage activities on behalf of Israel's Mossad agency.
- In December 2023, Iranian security forces detained Fekri amid an intelligence operation while he was communicating with Mossad agents and had been directed to use encrypted communication tools and cryptocurrency for payments.
- The execution occurred amid escalating military tensions since June 13 between Iran and Israel, with strikes causing hundreds of deaths on both sides.
- Iran arrested two individuals in Alborz province accused of preparing explosives for Mossad, while Israel detained two suspects linked to Iranian intelligence.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Tehran’s civilians would face consequences as the conflict intensifies, with both nations rejecting ceasefire talks under fire.
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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 …
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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…
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