US EditionTwo Foreigners Arrested in Iran for Importing Starlink Technology, Tasnim Reports
- On Monday, Israeli authorities arrested 19-year-old Sagi Hayek and 21-year-old Asaf Shitrit for allegedly maintaining contact with Iranian intelligence operatives. Prosecutors expect to file indictments today at the Lod District Court on serious security charges.
- Investigators allege Hayek, of Ness Ziona, maintained months-long contact with an Iranian agent, agreeing to undergo training in an Arab country. Despite threats against his family, he allegedly recruited Shitrit to assist with assigned tasks.
- The Shin Bet and Israel Police report a 400% rise in Iranian recruitment attempts since 2025, warning that hostile intelligence agencies increasingly use Telegram to target Israeli citizens with paid assignments during wartime.
- Previous cases in recent months involved Israelis performing tasks like filming sensitive locations for foreign agents; security agencies reiterated that individuals maintaining contact with foreign operatives will face severe prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
- Amnesty International has reported that individuals convicted of espionage in Iran face "grossly unfair trials that relied on forced confessions" and risk imminent execution, raising concerns about judicial fairness as Israeli authorities pursue these indictments.
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Iran executes two men convicted of spying for Israel
Iran has carried out the execution of two individuals accused of collaborating with Israeli intelligence, according to an official statement from the country’s judiciary. Authorities said the two men were convicted on charges of espionage linked to Mossad, and were found guilty of working with what officials described as a hostile intelligence network operating within Iran. According to the judiciary, the suspects had been under investigation fo…
Iran executes 2 over Israel spy links, opposition rejects claim
Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday, a charge denied by the opposition group they were linked to. Mizan said the two, identified as Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, were accused of belonging to a spy network linked to Mossad and had received training abroad, including in Iraq’s Kurdistan region…
Tehran, Iran. Iran executed on Monday two men convicted of alleged links with Israeli espionage, justice reported, in the most recent of a series of executions carried out since the outbreak of the war with Israel and the United States. “The death sentences of Mohamad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi have been executed this morning,” said the judiciary’s Mizan website. Both were “members of a spy network linked to Mosad,” the Israeli intelligence a…
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Iran executes two more members of exiled opposition: group
Iran on Monday executed two more members of opposition group the People's Mujahedin (MEK), the organisation said, with Iranian authorities saying they had been hanged on charges of spying for Israel.
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