Iran executes 2 men convicted of spying for Israel
Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat were hanged for transmitting the coordinates of sensitive military and security sites to Mossad agents, according to a media outlet for Iran's judiciary.
Tehran has executed two men convicted of spying for Israel, according to Iran's judiciary. The men, Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat, were hanged for transmitting sensitive military and security site coordinates to Mossad agents, the judiciary's media outlet Mizan reported. The men were convicted of espionage and collaborating with the Zionist regime, though the exact arrest and trial dates were not specified.
Since the February 28 war between Iran and Israel, the number of executions in Iran has surged, with many accused of spying for Israeli intelligence. Iran ranks as the world's second-largest executor after China, with Amnesty International and other rights groups reporting a record high of 1,639 executions last year. Amnesty denounced the escalating trend of executions, particularly after Iran announced the hanging of two men involved in anti-government protests during the winter.
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