Iran executes two men convicted of spying for ‘Israel’
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Iran’s judiciary announced Saturday that two men were executed by hanging on charges of spying for ‘Israel’, in the latest in a series of executions carried out in recent weeks.
The judiciary’s Mizan Online website said that “Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were executed for intelligence cooperation and espionage for the Zionist entity.”
It was not immediately clear when the two men had been arrested.
Mizan said Karimpour was convicted of “waging war against God,” a crime punishable by death, for “photographing security and military sites and sending them to a Mossad officer during the imposed war,” referring to the 12-day war between Iran and ‘Israel’ in June 2025.
The outlet added that Bekrzadeh had cooperated with ‘Israel’s’ Mossad by sending information about “religious and regional figures, in addition to important centers such as the Natanz area,” which hosts a major nuclear facility.
Mizan did not specify whether Bekrzadeh’s activities took place during the war period.
On Feb. 28, ‘Israel’ and the United States launched airstrikes on Iran, triggering a new war that spread across various parts of the Middle East.
The conflict has been paused since April 8 under a fragile truce.
In recent weeks, Iran has carried out several executions against individuals linked to protests that took place in January, which authorities claim were incited by ‘Israel’, the United States, and opposition groups, including the banned Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) organization.
On Thursday, Iran announced the execution of a young man identified as Sassan Azadvar on charges of working for these groups by “attacking police officers” in Isfahan province during protests that preceded the war.
The demonstrations began in late December over rising living costs, then spread across the country and evolved into anti-government protests that peaked on Jan. 8 and 9.
Iranian authorities say the protests began peacefully before turning into “riots fueled by foreign incitement,” involving killings and acts of sabotage.
