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- Iranian officials executed a man over the weekend who was convicted of spying for Israel's intelligence arm and its army, according to state media.
- The man was Aghil Keshavarz, who was put to death on Saturday, state media reported. Keshavarz, 27, had "close intelligence cooperation" with the Mossad — the national intelligence agency for Israel — and captured photos of Iranian military and security areas, according to state media.
- IRAN’S EXECUTION RATE TOPS 1,000 THIS YEAR AS DEATH ROW INMATES LAUNCH HUNGER STRIKE Iran executed Aghil Keshavarz, 27, after he was convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
- () Keshavarz was arrested in May while taking pictures of a military headquarters in the city of Urmia, located about 371 miles northwest of Iran's capital of Tehran.
