Iran hangs man it says linked to ‘Israel’s’ Mossad
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Iran hanged a man on Wednesday convicted of links to ‘Israel’s’ Mossad spy agency, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions against the backdrop of the war with ‘Israel’ and the United States.
“Mehdi Farid... was hanged this morning for extensive cooperation with the terrorist spy service Mossad after the case was examined and the final verdict was approved,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.
Mizan said he had held a position in a civil defense unit within a sensitive organization and had used his access to gather and transmit information to ‘Israel’s’ Mossad.
Two NGOs based outside Iran said he worked for the Iranian atomic energy organization.
It was not immediately clear when he was arrested or when his trial took place, but the court found him guilty of “intelligence cooperation and espionage for the Zionist regime” under the capital offense “corruption on earth.”
Iran has in recent weeks carried out multiple executions of people linked to mass protests in January that authorities say were instigated by ‘Israel’, the United States and opposition groups, including the banned “People’s Mujahedin”.
Iran has been at war with the United States and ‘Israel’ since February 28 but a ceasefire has been in place since April 8.
