{
  "id": 77675,
  "title": "Iran executes 2 men convicted of spying for Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/iran-executes-2-men-convicted-of-spying-for-israel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T08:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/03/iran-executes-2-men-convicted-of-spying-for-israel-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran executed Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat for spying for Israel.",
    "The men were convicted of transmitting military and security site coordinates to Mossad agents.",
    "Iran's execution rate has surged since the February 28 war with Israel."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}