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Iran executes 2 men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad

The judiciary said the men sent sensitive information on officials and the Natanz nuclear area to Mossad during the June 2025 war.

  • 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 has executed two more individuals on charges of “spying for Israel,” as a new wave of executions continues in the country. The development comes after Iran’s judiciary chief rejected international pressure to halt the executions, saying authorities would show “no leniency” in carrying out the sentences. According to Iranian media, Yaqub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were executed after being convicted of collaborating with Israel. The Ira…

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Iran executed two men on Saturday on charges of working for Israeli intelligence. The men were accused of leaking classified military and state information, including information about the vital Natanz nuclear facility. The executions were carried out by hanging after a local court found them guilty.

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Iran executes 2 men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad

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ugandanews.net broke the news on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
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