Iran executes man for spying on missile sites for Mossad

Iran’s judiciary announced on Saturday that it had carried out the death penalty against a man convicted of providing information on Iranian missile sites to ‘Israel’s’ Mossad intelligence service.

“The death penalty was carried out against Hossein Pedaran, who had provided the Mossad with information on missile sites in Isfahan province” in central Iran, judicial authorities said, without specifying when he was arrested or put on trial.

The judiciary-run Mizan news agency reported that Pedaran was hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence on charges of espionage and intelligence cooperation with ‘Israel’.

According to Iranian authorities, Pedaran supplied sensitive details about military sites in Isfahan and acted for financial gain.

Officials said technical investigations and decrypted communications indicated that some of the locations he described were later targeted during the 12-day war, with personnel killed or wounded.

A search of his home reportedly uncovered a notebook containing highly confidential missile-related information and several encrypted storage devices.

In statements cited by the judiciary, Pedaran allegedly first contacted the CIA seeking cooperation for money, received no reply, and then approached Mossad.

He claimed a handler identifying himself as “Ben” contacted him via a Dutch WhatsApp number.

Authorities said he provided reports on facilities, personnel, personal details including spouses’ phone numbers, and other operational information, and that Mossad had planned to supply him with a remote-control device capable of photographing and recording at military bases.

“What attracted them most were the missile launch points,” he was quoted as saying.

Pedaran reportedly received payments in euros on several occasions and later attempted to reestablish contact via Telegram after the fighting began, leading to his arrest.

Iranian media described the case as previously unreported in the press.

The execution forms part of a broader crackdown.

Iranian authorities have intensified arrests and executions linked to the ongoing conflict—which included strikes on missile and nuclear-related sites in Isfahan—and to earlier nationwide protests.
In August, the judiciary announced the execution of two other men accused of transmitting coordinates of sensitive military sites to ‘Israel’.

Rights groups note that Iran carries out the second-highest number of executions worldwide after China.

Isfahan province, home to key military and nuclear facilities, has been among the areas hardest hit during the conflict.