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Mint
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
Israel-Iran conflict: Tehran hangs Majid Mosayebi, alleged Mossad agent, third execution since April
Iranian authorities executed on Sunday a man convicted of being an agent for Israel's Mossad spy service, the judiciary said, as fighting raged between the two foes for the tenth day. According to an AFP report, judiciary's Mizan Online website said, 'Majid Mosayebi... was hanged this morning after going through the full process of criminal procedure and after his sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court,' adding that Mosayebi sought to provide 'sensitive information ... to Mossad'. Iranian authorities have carried out multiple arrests of people suspected of spying for Israel since its attack on June 13, the report added. Mizan did not mention when Moseybi was arrested. According to the report, Iran had executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the judiciary said on May 28. "After identification, arrest, and judicial proceedings against Pedram Madani, who was spying in favour of the Zionist regime, and following the complete process of criminal procedure and the final confirmation and upholding of the verdict by the Supreme Court, he was brought to justice and executed," Mizan Online reported. According to the report, Madani was accused of transmitting classified information and holding meetings with Mossad officers abroad, including in Brussels. The judiciary said he had travelled to "the occupied territories" – the term used by Iranian officials to describe Israel – prior to his arrest in 2020-2021. He was also convicted of acquiring "illicit wealth" by receiving euros and bitcoin from Israel, the report added. Mizan added that Madani was ultimately found guilty of "espionage on behalf of the Zionist regime's intelligence service (Mossad)" under charges of waging war against God and "corruption on earth", and sentenced to death. The report did not detail Madani's age, profession or how he obtained the classified information. His case follows a string of similar executions in Iran targeting individuals accused of collaborating with Israel. In April, Iran executed Mohsen Langarneshin for allegedly aiding Mossad in the 2022 assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei in Tehran. Authorities said Langarneshin provided technical support to Mossad and met with Israeli agents overseas. According to an AP report, the US military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel's effort to decapitating Iran's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran's threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. The decision to directly involve the US comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran that have moved to systematically eradicate the country's air defenses and offensive missile capabilities, while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities, an AP report said. But US and Israeli officials have said that American stealth bombers and a 30,000-pound (13,600-kilogram) bunker buster bomb they alone can carry offered the best chance of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program buried deep underground, the report added. President Donald Trump announced the strikes. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported that attacks targeted the country's Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. The agency did not elaborate. Iran's foreign minister said Iran reserves the right to retaliate.
Time of India
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Provided sensitive information': Iran executes alleged Mossad spy; dozens detained since Israeli strikes
Representative image As the conflict between Iran and Israel entered its tenth day, Iranian authorities on Sunday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, according to the country's judiciary. "Majid Mosayebi... was hanged this morning after going through the full process of criminal procedure and after his sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court," the judiciary-run Mizan online website reported. He had been accused of attempting to provide sensitive information to Mossad. Mosayebi's case is the latest in a series of similar executions. In May, Iranian authorities executed Mohsen Langarneshin Pedram Madani, also convicted of spying for Mossad. Since Israel's attack on June 13, Iranian authorities have made several arrests of individuals suspected of spying for Israel. The execution comes the same day as US bombed Iran's three nuclear facilities, following which, Tehran carried out retaliatory strikes on Tel Aviv and targeted strategic sites in Israel. Iran's revolutionary guards said they won't be intimidated by the noise made by Trump 'or criminal gangs ruling the White House and Tel Aviv' and warned that US has places itself directly 'at the front line of aggression' by attacking nuclear sites.
News18
8 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Iran Executes Majid Mosayebi, Alleged Mossad Agent, Amid Escalating Conflict With Israel
Last Updated: Majid Mosayebi was hanged after being convicted of attempting to provide "sensitive information" to Mossad Iranian authorities on Sunday executed a man accused of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, as hostilities between the two nations entered their tenth consecutive day. According to the judiciary's official outlet, Mizan Online, Majid Mosayebi was hanged after being convicted of attempting to provide 'sensitive information" to Mossad, reported AFP. The report stated that Mosayebi's execution followed due legal process and was upheld by the Supreme Court. The execution comes as tensions continue to escalate between Iran and Israel, with Tehran intensifying its crackdown on suspected foreign operatives. Since Israel's attack on June 13, Iranian authorities have made multiple arrests of individuals allegedly linked to espionage activities on behalf of Israel. Police in Iran's Qom province have arrested 22 individuals allegedly 'linked to Israeli spy services" since June 13, according to a report by the Fars news agency on Saturday, reported AFP. '22 people were identified and arrested on charges of being linked to the Zionist regime's spy services, disturbing public opinion and supporting the criminal regime," the outlet quoted the head of police intelligence in the province as saying. The latest arrests follow a separate announcement on Thursday, when Iranian authorities reported the detention of 24 individuals accused of spying for Israel and attempting to damage the country's image, Tasnim news agency stated, reported AFP. Additionally, on Friday, Tasnim reported that a European national had also been arrested for espionage, though no details regarding their nationality or the timing of the arrest were disclosed. Iran frequently reports the detention of individuals suspected of espionage. In recent weeks, several have been executed. The Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights reported that at least 223 people have been arrested nationwide on charges related to collaboration with Israel, warning that the real number could be even higher. (With AFP Inputs) First Published: June 22, 2025, 13:48 IST
Al Arabiya
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran executes man convicted of being a spy for Israel
Iranian authorities executed on Sunday a man convicted of being an agent for Israel's Mossad spy service, the judiciary said, as fighting raged between the two foes for a tenth day. 'Majid Mosayebi... was hanged this morning after going through the full process of criminal procedure and after his sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court,' the judiciary's Mizan Online website said, adding that he sought to provide 'sensitive information ... to Mossad.' Iranian authorities have carried out multiple arrests of people suspected of spying for Israel since its attack on June 13.
Business Recorder
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Iran executes man convicted of being spy for Israel: judiciary
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities executed on Sunday a man convicted of being an agent for Israel's Mossad spy service, the judiciary said, as fighting raged between the two foes for a tenth day. 'Majid Mosayebi… was hanged this morning after going through the full process of criminal procedure and after his sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court,' the judiciary's Mizan Online website said, adding that he sought to provide 'sensitive information … to Mossad.' 16 hurt, building hit in Israel after Iran missiles: rescue services, TV Iranian authorities have carried out multiple arrests of people suspected of spying for Israel since its attack on June 13.
