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Iran executes man convicted of being spy for Israel as foes trade fire for 10th day

Majid Mosayebi, accused of seeking to provide ‘sensitive information’ to Mossad spy service, was hanged on Sunday, Iran’s judiciary said

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Iran on Sunday  hanged a man who was convicted of being an agent for Israel’s Mossad spy service.
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Agence France-Presse

Iran executed a man on Sunday who was convicted of being an agent for Israel’s Mossad spy service, the judiciary said, as the two foes traded fire for a 10th day.

“Majid Mosayebi … was hanged this morning after going through the full process of criminal procedure and after his sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.

Mosayebi was accused of seeking to provide “sensitive information … to Mossad”.

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Iran has carried out multiple arrests of people suspected of spying for Israel since the start of its bombing campaign against the Islamic republic on June 13.
Later on Sunday, judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said three people had been arrested in the western province of Kermanshah on allegations of espionage.
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The arrests were made thanks to “the rapid presence of the population and their assistance to the intelligence services, law enforcement agencies and judicial officers”, he said.

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