Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, the official news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported on Wednesday.
The report identified the individual as Ali Ardestani, describing him as a “key” Mossad operative inside Iran who had sent sensitive information from the country to Israel.
Mizan stated that Ardestani had been recruited by Mossad through social media and carried out a number of missions for the agency, including photographing specific locations and providing information on certain individuals, for which he was paid in digital currency.
The agency added that Ardestani had confessed to knowingly cooperating with Mossad officers and providing them with “valuable” information.
His death sentence was carried out following full judicial proceedings and confirmation by the Supreme Court of Iran.
