World News | Iran Executes Two Individuals Convicted of Spying for Israel's Mossad During Recent Conflicts

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51% : The agency described him as a "special operative of Israel" and that he provided Mossad with photographs and video recordings of sensitive locations.
51% : According to the report, Ardestani was recruited by Israel through online channels, and his case proceeded through Iran's judicial system, including both lower courts and the Supreme Court.
48% : Iranian authorities stated that the pair operated as operatives for Israel's intelligence service, Mossad. Tehran [Iran], August 3 (ANI): Iran on Monday executed two individuals convicted of spying for Israel after providing sensitive targeting intelligence to foreign intelligence officers during recent military engagements.
47% : The Norway-based organisation Iran Human Rights reported that Iran carried out at least 1,500 executions in 2025, describing the surge as an "unprecedented" increase in the use of capital punishment.
45% : "We have never seen numbers like this in the past 35 years," said the group's director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, as reported by The Times of Israel.
40% : Iranian authorities stated that the pair operated as operatives for Israel's intelligence service, Mossad, during both the "12-day war" in June between Tehran and Tel Aviv and the "Ramadan War", a military conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. Also Read | 'Missing Northeast' Lovlina Borgohain Objects to Incorrect India Map at Glasgow Restaurant (Watch Video).
38% : Earlier in January, Iran had carried out the execution of a man found guilty of spying for Israel's Mossad, according to state media reports released on Wednesday, as reported by ABC.
21% : Human rights groups and Western governments have criticised Iran's extensive use of the death penalty, particularly in cases involving political activity and espionage, as reported by The Times of Israel.

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