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Tehran says it hanged an Israeli Mossad agent arrested in 2023


Flags are flying along a bridge as a plume of thick smoke and fire rises from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit by an Israeli strike overnight, on June 15, 2025. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)

The Iranian judiciary announced it hanged on Monday a man arrested in 2023 and found guilty of being an agent for Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, on the fourth day of a conflict between the Islamic Republic and its foe.

"Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent found guilty of the capital crimes of 'corruption on earth' and 'moharebeh' ['war against God'], was hanged following the judicial procedure," stated the Mizan Online news site, linked to the judiciary.

The Iranian judiciary announced it hanged on Monday a man arrested in 2023 and found guilty of being an agent for Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, on the fourth day of a conflict between the Islamic Republic and its foe.

"Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent found guilty of the capital crimes of 'corruption on earth' and 'moharebeh' ['war against God'], was hanged following the judicial procedure," stated the Mizan Online news site, linked to the judiciary.