Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency
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Iranian authorities executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence arm and military over the weekend, state media reported.
This was Aghil Keshavarz, who was executed on Saturday, state media reported.
According to state media, Keshavarz, 27, had “close intelligence cooperation” with Israel’s national intelligence agency Mossad and took photographs of Iranian military and security sites.
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Iran executed 27-year-old Aghil Keshavarz, who was found guilty of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. (Getty Images)
Keshavarz was arrested in May while taking photographs of a military headquarters in the city of Urmia, located about 371 miles northwest of Iran’s capital, Tehran.
He was accused of carrying out more than 200 similar missions on behalf of Mossad in various cities of Iran, including Tehran.
Keshavarz was tried in connection with espionage charges and sentenced to death. The country’s Supreme Court later upheld the sentence, according to state media.
Smoke rises from Iran’s state television building following the Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, on June 16, 2025. (AP Photo)
Iran has executed 11 people for espionage since a 12-day air conflict launched by Israel in June that killed nearly 1,100 people in Iran, including military commanders and nuclear scientists. Iran responded with a missile bombardment that killed 28 people in the Jewish State.
In October, Iran executed an unidentified man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency in the city of Qom.
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A police officer stands guard as demonstrators wave flags and cheer during a meeting following the ceasefire declaration between Israel and Iran in Tehran, Iran, on June 24, 2025. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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Before the June conflict, in recent years many people had been executed in Iran for allegedly spying for the Mossad; Many people were executed earlier this year.
Iran routinely holds trials of people accused of espionage behind closed doors, and suspects often cannot access the evidence prosecutors use against them in their cases.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
