The execution came as Iran vowed to confront what it called its enemies after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program this weekend.
The Iranian authorities said Monday they had hanged a man they accused of spying for Israel, the latest in what is believed to be the largest wave of executions by Tehran in decades, according to activists monitoring human rights issues and the use of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic.
Iran identified the executed man as Bahman Choobiasl. His case hadn’t previously been reported in Iranian state media to activists monitoring human rights issues and the use of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic.
Iranian state media outlet Mizan reported Monday that Choobiasl „had engaged in extensive and deliberate cooperation with the Israeli intelligence service in the field of databases.“ CBS News has reached out to Iranian authorities for comment.
The execution came as Iran vowed to confront what it called its enemies after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program this weekend. The European Union followed suit Monday, imposing similar sanctions on Iran.
Iran accused Choobiasl of meeting with operatives from the Israeli spy agency Mossad, calling him the agency’s „most trusted“ spy. Iran’s Mizan news agency, which is the judiciary’s official mouthpiece, said Choobiasl worked on „sensitive telecommunications projects“ and reported about the „paths of importing electronic devices.
