Iran has executed a man accused of spying for the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad, according to the state-run Mehr News Agency, as reported by Al Jazeera. The executed individual was identified as Erfan Shakourzadeh, who was said to have worked with an Iranian scientific institution involved in satellite-related activities.
Authorities in Iran alleged that Shakourzadeh had provided sensitive information to foreign intelligence agencies. However, no further details about the nature of the information or the circumstances of his arrest and trial were disclosed in the report.
The execution underscores Iran’s continued focus on countering alleged espionage activities linked to Western and Israeli intelligence networks, though the report did not specify when or where the execution took place.