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Iran executes a man convicted of spying for the Israeli Mossad
- Iran executed Mohsen Langarneshin on Wednesday at Ghezelhesar prison outside Tehran, convicted of spying for Israel and involvement in a Revolutionary Guard colonel's killing.
- Langarneshin was sentenced after a July 2023 arrest by a Revolutionary Court judge known for harsh rulings, relying on confessions reportedly extracted under torture.
- Iranian media said he aided Mossad operations including support for killing Colonel Sayyad Khodaei in Tehran in May 2022 and attacks on military sites.
- Human rights groups called the trial unfair and the execution an extrajudicial killing, noting at least 335 hangings this year amid a rising rate of executions in Iran.
- The execution occurred amid tense Iran-Israel and Iran-U.S. Relations, with officials accusing Israel's Mossad of ongoing sabotage and the U.S. Seeking nuclear talks with Iran.
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Iran claims to have executed a “senior Mossad spy.” The man’s confession was allegedly forced, independent sources say
Iran announced on Wednesday that it had executed a man it accused of "espionage" for the Israeli foreign intelligence service Mossad, also accusing him of involvement in the death of an Iranian officer in 2022, CBS News reports.
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