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Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad, judiciary says

By Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2026 | 1:27 AM

Sept 19 (Reuters) – Iran executed a man convicted ​of passing ‌missile site intelligence to Israel during the 12-day ‌war, ​according to ⁠the judiciary.

Iran’s ⁠judiciary-run Mizan news agency said Hossein Pedaran was ​hanged after the Supreme ⁠Court upheld ⁠his death ​sentence on charges ​of espionage and intelligence ‌cooperation with Israel.

It said Pedaran had provided ⁠Israel’s Mossad intelligence service with information on ⁠sensitive ‌military sites ⁠in the ​central ‌province of ​Isfahan, and ⁠had carried out the espionage for financial gain.

(Reporting by Dubai ​newsroom)