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Rhyl Journal
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Rhyl Journal
Iran executes three prisoners accused of spying for Israel
The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, the country's most north-west province, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. IRNA said Iran's judiciary claimed the men had been accused of bringing 'assassination equipment' into the country. Iran has carried out several hangings during its war with Israel, sparking fears from activists that it could conduct a wave of executions after the conflict ended. Iran identified the three men executed as Azad Shojaei, Edris Aali and Iraqi national Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul. Amnesty International had previously raised concerns that the men could be executed. Wednesday's executions bring the total number of hangings for espionage around the war up to six since June 16. Activists fear more people will be executed, particularly after Iran's theocracy issued a deadline for people to turn themselves in over spying. People in Iran, meanwhile, began trying to return to their normal lives as a shaky ceasefire with Israel, negotiated by US President Donald Trump, appeared to be holding. State media described heavy traffic around the Caspian Sea area and other rural areas outside of the capital, Tehran, as people began returning to the city. Tehran experienced intense Israeli airstrikes throughout the war, including those that targeted Iran's top military leadership and other sites associated with its ruling theocracy.
See - Sada Elbalad
7 hours ago
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
Iran Executes Three for Spying for Israel
H-Tayea Iran has executed three men convicted of spying for Israel, just one day after the announcement of a fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Tel Aviv. The Iranian judiciary stated that the individuals—Idris Ali, Azad Shojaei, and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul—were hanged early Wednesday morning after being found guilty of collaborating with Israel's intelligence services. According to the official statement, the men were involved in attempts to import equipment intended for carrying out assassinations inside Iran. Authorities accused them of working with what they referred to as 'the Zionist entity,' and said the executions were part of Iran's response to foreign-backed threats to its internal security. The timing of the executions has raised concerns about the stability of the newly brokered ceasefire. The truce, announced just a day earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump, has been described as tentative, with both sides expressing conditional commitment. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian affirmed that his government will respect the ceasefire as long as Israel does not violate it. In a phone call with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Pezeshkian said, 'If the Zionist regime respects the ceasefire, Iran will not violate it either.' read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean
Telegraph
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Iran executes three men accused of spying for Israel
Iran has executed three men accused of spying for Israel, as it cracks down on suspected foreign interference. Since Israel started bombing the country, hundreds of people have also been arrested. The hangings on Wednesday mean that six people have now been executed on similar charges. The three men – Idris Aali, Azad Shojaei and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul – were executed at dawn at Urmia prison on charges of 'corruption on Earth through cooperation with hostile foreign states in favour of Israel', according to state media. Iran's Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars news agency reported on Wednesday that authorities have arrested more than 700 people across the country on allegations of spying for Israel. Both the arrests and the executions suggest that the Islamic Republic is waging an extensive crackdown going forward as the regime works to regain power and legitimacy after the devastation. Iranian officials are likely more concerned than ever about the risk of espionage given that it has emerged that Israeli intelligence was able to operate from within Iran to launch its initial attack. The executions came one day after Iran accepted a US-brokered ceasefire ending 12 days of war with Israel. All three had been arrested in connection with the 2020 assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a Iranian nuclear scientist. 'Imported assassination equipment' Aali and Shojaei were cross-border porters, known as kolbars, initially detained on alcohol smuggling charges who later confessed under interrogation to importing 'equipment for assassinating nuclear figures', according to authorities. Iran's judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency claimed that the men had 'imported assassination equipment under the cover of alcohol shipments'. The killings follow Iran's recent execution of Ismail Fekri and Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh on espionage charges. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organisation said Fekri was 'sentenced to death in a brief 10-minute trial based on confessions made during interrogation' without access to a lawyer in Branch 26 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court. Iran has been cracking down on citizens since the war began, claiming that Israeli agents have deeply infiltrated the country. The 700 arrests happened over 12 days and spanned provinces including Kermanshah, Isfahan, Khuzestan, Fars and Lorestan. No arrest figures were provided for Tehran. Security officials accused the detained individuals of 'directing suicide drones', 'making homemade bombs', 'photographing sensitive military sites' and 'sending information to Israel'. Authorities also claimed to have confiscated more than 10,000 'micro-drones' in Tehran alone. Iranian officials have not provided independent verification of the detainees' identities or case details, and no photographic evidence of alleged confiscated materials has been released. Iran's judiciary announced that it would immediately revise the legal definition of espionage 'to free the hands of the judiciary and security institutions to deal with infiltrators and spies'. Limitations of espionage law Asghar Jahangir, the spokesman for the judiciary, said on Tuesday: 'The current espionage law is general and may not cover many instances of today's events.' He said that if Iran had attempted to prosecute individuals arrested during the war with Israel under existing espionage definitions, authorities would have faced 'limitations and restrictions'. Meanwhile, citizens across Iran reported receiving threatening text messages from the judiciary warning them not to follow social media accounts affiliated with the Israeli government. The messages warned of prosecution under Iran's 'law against hostile actions of the Zionist regime'. Iranian lawyers dismissed the messages as having 'no judicial or legal value' and said they were intended to 'create fear and terror'. Iran Human Rights Organisation has warned that Iran might accelerate executions of prisoners accused of espionage following recent tensions with Israel. Concerns are mounting over the possible execution of Ahmad Reza Jalali, an Iranian-Swedish researcher who was transferred from Evin prison to an undisclosed location after Israel's Monday attack on the detention centre. The fragile ceasefire appeared to hold on Tuesday night after both sides blamed each other for violations. It went into effect after the US bombed Iran's three main nuclear sites over the weekend and the Islamic Republic retaliated by firing missiles at an American base in Qatar.
North Wales Chronicle
8 hours ago
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
Iran executes three prisoners accused of spying for Israel
The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, the country's most north-west province, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. IRNA said Iran's judiciary claimed the men had been accused of bringing 'assassination equipment' into the country. Iran has carried out several hangings during its war with Israel, sparking fears from activists that it could conduct a wave of executions after the conflict ended. Iran identified the three men executed as Azad Shojaei, Edris Aali and Iraqi national Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul. Amnesty International had previously raised concerns that the men could be executed. Wednesday's executions bring the total number of hangings for espionage around the war up to six since June 16. Activists fear more people will be executed, particularly after Iran's theocracy issued a deadline for people to turn themselves in over spying. People in Iran, meanwhile, began trying to return to their normal lives as a shaky ceasefire with Israel, negotiated by US President Donald Trump, appeared to be holding. State media described heavy traffic around the Caspian Sea area and other rural areas outside of the capital, Tehran, as people began returning to the city. Tehran experienced intense Israeli airstrikes throughout the war, including those that targeted Iran's top military leadership and other sites associated with its ruling theocracy.
Leader Live
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Leader Live
Iran executes three prisoners accused of spying for Israel
The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, the country's most north-west province, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. IRNA said Iran's judiciary claimed the men had been accused of bringing 'assassination equipment' into the country. Iran has carried out several hangings during its war with Israel, sparking fears from activists that it could conduct a wave of executions after the conflict ended. Iran identified the three men executed as Azad Shojaei, Edris Aali and Iraqi national Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul. Amnesty International had previously raised concerns that the men could be executed. Wednesday's executions bring the total number of hangings for espionage around the war up to six since June 16. Activists fear more people will be executed, particularly after Iran's theocracy issued a deadline for people to turn themselves in over spying. People in Iran, meanwhile, began trying to return to their normal lives as a shaky ceasefire with Israel, negotiated by US President Donald Trump, appeared to be holding. State media described heavy traffic around the Caspian Sea area and other rural areas outside of the capital, Tehran, as people began returning to the city. Tehran experienced intense Israeli airstrikes throughout the war, including those that targeted Iran's top military leadership and other sites associated with its ruling theocracy.
