US EditionStockholm Says Iran Executed Swede After Tehran Announces Spy Put to Death
Iran executed Kouroush Keyvani, convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad, amid ongoing regional conflict and evacuation warnings for Gulf oil facilities, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard announced that Iran executed a Swedish citizen, marking the first such execution since the conflict with Israel and the United States began.
- Iran's judiciary website, Mizan Online, identified the executed man as Kouroush Keyvani, claiming he spied for Mossad and received training in "six European countries and in Tel Aviv" during the 12-day war in June 2025.
- Stenergard "summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the execution of a Swedish citizen" and "delivered a strong condemnation" of the "flawed legal process," while Sweden had "repeatedly raised the case at various levels with Iranian representatives" since his arrest.
- Iranian state media reported on Wednesday that Iran issued evacuation warnings for oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, stating they would be targeted by strikes "in the coming hours."
- The escalation follows attacks on Iranian oil facilities in South Pars and Asaluyeh; coordinated strikes with the United States, according to a senior Israeli official, have intensified the conflict across the Middle East.
44 Articles
44 Articles
Al-Monitor
The Straits TimesSweden says Iran has executed a Swedish citizen
STOCKHOLM, March 18 (Reuters) - Iran executed a Swedish citizen on Wednesday, Sweden's foreign minister said, adding that she had summoned the Iranian ambassador in Stockholm to condemn the decision.The person, who was not named, was arrested in Iran in June of last year and Sweden has repeatedly raised the case with Iranian officials, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said."The death penalty is an inhumane, cruel and irreversible punishm…
The Iranian regime has executed a Swedish citizen, as reported by the Swedish Foreign Minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard. The identity of the person has not been made public, although it is known that he had been arrested in June last year. Iran had accused this person of espionage who was arrested last June during another episode of Israeli air strikes. “The death penalty is an inhuman, cruel and irreversible punishment. Sweden, along with the r…
Politico Europe
Iran executes Swedish citizen
The executed man was arrested in June 2025.
Sometimes, as in Bahrain, the accusations of espionage serve to hit the opponents or put the Shiites under pressure. The trials are for direct, and for many cases there is the death penalty. Tehran, meanwhile, arrests hundreds of dead seedlings who are suspected of collusion with Cia and Mossad
A Swedish citizen has been executed in Iran.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
