Iran Executes Two for Spying for Israel

May 2 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran ⁠executed two ⁠men on Saturday ​accused of spying for ‌Israel, including one ‌accused ⁠of ⁠gathering intelligence near the Natanz nuclear ​site in central Isfahan province, Iranian ​media reported.

They quoted the ⁠judiciary as ⁠saying Yaghoub ⁠Karimpour and ​Nasser Bakarzadeh were hanged ​after ⁠being found guilty of intelligence cooperation with Israel ⁠and its spy agency, Mossad.

They said ⁠Karimpour passed sensitive information to a Mossad officer, while Bakarzadeh was accused of collecting details on government and ⁠religious figures and key sites, including in the Natanz area.

(Reporting ​by ReutersEditing by ​Peter Graff)

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