Iran executes man accused of leaking missile information to Israel

Iran's judiciary has executed a man named Hossein Pedaran, who was accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence. According to judicial authorities, Pedaran had provided the Mossad with information on missile sites in Isfahan province in central Iran.

The judiciary stated that Pedaran's sentence had been upheld by the Supreme Court, and that he had faced accusations of "espionage and intelligence collaboration" in favour of Israel. The exact timing of his arrest and trial was not specified.

Iran carries out a high number of executions, with rights groups ranking it second only to China. This execution follows a similar case in August, in which two men were executed for transmitting coordinates of sensitive military and security sites to Israel.

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