Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for CIA and Mossad

DUBAI, May ⁠11 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran executed ⁠a man convicted ​of spying for ‌the U.S. and ‌Israeli ⁠intelligence ⁠services, the judiciary’s Mizan news outlet ​reported on Monday.

Mizan identified the ​man as Erfan Shakourzadeh, ⁠saying he ⁠had ⁠worked at ​a scientific organisation involved in ​satellite ⁠activities and had shared classified scientific ⁠information with foreign intelligence services.

According to ⁠rights group Iran Human Rights Society, Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old graduate of aerospace engineering, was arrested in ⁠2025 and was forced into his confession.

(Reporting by Dubai ​Newsroom; Editing by ​Tom Hogue)

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