Overview
- Iran’s judiciary said the death sentence was carried out after Supreme Court approval and completion of legal procedures.
- Officials reported he provided images and information to Mossad, sought a promised $1 million reward and a UK visa, and was paid in digital currency.
- Iran Human Rights and other groups said the prosecution lacked due process and relied on coerced confessions.
- Rights monitors count about a dozen executions for alleged spying for Israel since the June confrontation, with this the first since economic protests began on December 28.
- Authorities frame the crackdown as a response to covert operations attributed to Israel, highlighting alleged online recruitment of agents.