Overview
- Iranian authorities executed Erfan Shakourzadeh by hanging after accusing him of working for U.S. and Israeli intelligence.
- State media said he shared personal and technical information by email after filling a Mossad cooperation form linked to a satellite project.
- The execution was reported hours after the U.S. president called Iran’s reply to a U.S. peace plan “totally unacceptable,” highlighting strained relations.
- Iranian outlets later reported the hanging of Ehsan Afrasht for alleged Mossad collaboration, signaling a broader crackdown on security cases.
- The UN and rights groups report a rise in executions and thousands of arrests since late February hostilities, with 1,639 executions in 2025, the most since 1989.