{"id":460829,"date":"2026-05-26T13:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/460829\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:16:18","slug":"iran-executes-man-over-alleged-cooperation-with-mossad-spy-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/460829\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran executes man over alleged cooperation with Mossad spy agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iranian authorities on Tuesday executed a man after convicting him of cooperation with and espionage for Israel\u2019s Mossad spy agency, the judiciary said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGholamreza Khani Shakarab was executed on charges of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favor of the Zionist regime,\u201d the judiciary\u2019s Mizan Online website reported, adding that his sentence had been upheld by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

The hanging was the latest in a string of executions by the Islamic Republic for security-related cases following the outbreak of war with Israel and the United States on February 28.<\/p>\n

Mizan described Shekarab as \u201cone of the operational ringleaders of Mossad abroad\u2026 who was seeking to recruit individuals inside the country\u201d for \u201canti-security actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, in a complex operation and using intelligence deception tactics, the accused was guided into the country and arrested,\u201d it said, adding that he was detained by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence forces.<\/p>\n

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The report also claimed Shekarab had been tasked by Mossad \u201cto travel to one of the regional countries with the aim of identifying and preparing the groundwork for the assassination of a Jewish rabbi\u2026 to accuse Iran of anti-Jewish actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran executed a man on Tuesday on accusations of spying for Israel, IRGC-linked Tasnim News reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The sentence for Gholamreza Khani Shekarab had been upheld by the country’s Supreme Court before being carried, according to the report.https:\/\/t.co\/h6ytoKHEED<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dYPSnRbLHi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear when Shekarab was arrested or sentenced.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, after reviewing the case\u2026 and after legal proceedings and confirmation of the sentence in the Supreme Court, the accused was executed by hanging this morning,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Iran executed a man after convicting him of carrying out armed attacks during the nationwide anti-government protests that peaked in January.<\/p>\n

The day before, Iran hanged Mojtaba Kian over espionage, in the first reported execution linked to spying offences during Iran\u2019s war with the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n

Israel and the US launched the war in a bid to destabilize the regime and destroy its nuclear and missile programs, with a shaky ceasefire in place since April 8.<\/p>\n

Since the start of the conflict, Iran has stepped up executions for allegedly spying or collaborating with Israel and the US, although before Sunday, all those hanged were sentenced for offenses carried out before the war.<\/p>\n

Iran carries out the second-highest number of executions in the world after China, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.<\/p>\n

The Norway-based group Iran Human Rights says the Islamic Republic executed at least 1,500 people last year.<\/p>\n


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