Iran executes man who worked in ‘satellite field’ for allegedly spying for Mossad, CIA |
Iran said Monday it had hanged a man convicted of spying for Israel and the United States, the latest in a wave of executions during the war with the two foes.
“Erfan Shakourzadeh… was hanged for collaborating with the US intelligence service and the Mossad spy service,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.
It did not specify when he was executed or when he was arrested, but said he worked at one of Iran’s “scientific organizations active in the satellite field.”
Iran has long faced Western accusations that its satellite program is being used to advance ballistic missile capabilities.
Mizan said Shakourzadeh had “knowingly and willingly” passed classified information to the CIA and Mossad.
According to rights group Iran Human Rights Society, Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old graduate of aerospace engineering, was arrested in 2025 and was forced into his confession.
Execution of 29-Year-Old Student After Months in Solitary Confinement and Forced Confessions Erfan Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old aerospace engineering student, was executed this morning in Ghezel Hesar Prison after being transferred there in recent days for the implementation of…........