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Iran executes a man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad

Ali Ardestani was executed after courts upheld his death sentence for spying for Mossad, amid ongoing protests and at least 12 espionage executions since June, rights groups said.

  • On Wednesday, Iranian state media reported Iran executed a man identified as Ali Ardestani for spying for Israel's Mossad.
  • Tehran says those executed were 'agents of hostile intelligence services' and Iranian officials accused Israel's Mossad of covert attacks including assassinations and cybersabotage.
  • IRNA reported that Ali Ardestani confessed, was described as a 'special operative force' supplying images to Mossad, and was recruited online with his case processed by primary courts and the Supreme Court.
  • Human rights organizations condemned Iran's rising capital punishment, while activists say many convictions rely on coerced confessions and secret trials lack independent legal representation.
  • Since the June air war, Tehran has executed 12 people for espionage, and in return, Iran's missile barrage killed 28 in Israel.
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Iran executes man on Israel spying charges: judiciary

Iran on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of spying for its arch enemy Israel, the judiciary said, the latest such execution on espionage charges in a trend that has troubled rights groups.

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Iran executed another convicted on Wednesday for spying on behalf of the Israeli intelligence service, the Mossad, bringing the number of people hanged for ties with Israel to 17 since the 12-day war waged in June. “At the dawn of this Wednesday, the death sentence against Ali Ardastani, convicted for spying on behalf of Mossad through the delivery of sensitive information from the country, was executed after being confirmed by the Supreme Court…

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WTVB broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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