Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, says Meezan news agency

Iran executed on Saturday an individual accused of spying for Israel, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Sunday citing an Iranian prosecutor.

The individual had links to the Israeli intelligence service Mossad and had leaked classified information, Mizan cited the judiciary official as saying.

Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has executed many people it accused of having links with Israel's intelligence service and facilitating its operations in the country.

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In June, Iran also executed nine members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), convicted of orchestrating a series of planned attacks targeting civilians, the country's judiciary has confirmed.

The executions were carried out following a final ruling by Iran’s Supreme Court, according to the judiciary’s official Mizan News Agency. The men had been detained in 2018 during an armed confrontation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran’s volatile western region.

Authorities say the group had intended to stage coordinated attacks in both border provinces and major urban centres. Weapons and military equipment were reportedly recovered from the group's hideout at the time of arrest.