Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Mossad, Judiciary Says

Iran has executed Hossein Pedaran after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for espionage and cooperation with Israel’s Mossad, according to Iranian judicial authorities. Officials said he provided intelligence on sensitive missile sites, personnel and facilities in Isfahan province during the 12-day war in June 2025, allegedly in exchange for financial compensation. Iranian authorities said some information he supplied was linked to sites and personnel later targeted, while the reports did not provide independent confirmation of those claims. The execution comes amid heightened Iranian prosecutions and executions for alleged espionage since the conflict with Israel and the United States, drawing criticism from human-rights organizations over Iran’s broader use of the death penalty.