Iran Accelerates Death Sentences in Espionage Cases Linked to Israel

Iran has executed two men convicted of working for Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, as the country's judiciary continues to speed up prosecutions and death sentences in national security cases. The executions come amid a broader campaign targeting individuals accused of collaborating with Israel and the United States. Iran Executes Two Men Over Alleged Mossad Links According to Iran's Fars news agency, the two men were accused of gathering and transmitting intelligence for Mossad during the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in June 2025 and the subsequent U.S.-Iran war in the spring of 2026. One of the executed men, Omid Behzad, allegedly passed the locations of Iranian military and law enforcement facilities through communication channels linked to Mossad.