Tehran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for CIA and Mossad

Iranian authorities carried out the execution by hanging of an Iranian citizen convicted of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli Mossad. Informed sources reported that the convict, named Erfan Shekourzadeh, was executed after being convicted of intelligence cooperation with the American and Israeli sides and leaking classified information. Investigations revealed that the accused transmitted information related to employees and projects under implementation, while case documents indicated direct communication between him and officers from the US intelligence agency and Mossad. The sources stated that the accused requested an American passport and financial compensation in exchange for providing them with information. The stages of intelligence cooperation included communication with Mossad and the Central Intelligence Agency at different times, before he was arrested and referred to the Iranian judiciary, which issued the death sentence against him.