Iran hangs two men convicted as Israel’s spy abetter

Iran executed two men on Monday convicted of having links to Israel’s spy agency, the judiciary confirmed. The execution is latest in a string of executions since the outbreak of war with Israel and the United States.

“The death sentences of Mohammad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi were carried out at dawn on Monday,” the judiciary’s website Mizan reported.

It stated that the two men were ‘members of a spy network linked to Mossad’, Israel’s intelligence agency.

They were convicted of the highest offence of ‘moharebeh', meaning waging war against God, as well as ‘collaboration with hostile groups and the Zionist regime, Mizan added.

Iran has carried out multiple executions since the start of war with the United States and Israel on February 28. A fragile two-week ceasefire has been in place since April 08.

It is worth mentioning that Iran is the world’s second most prolific executioner after China.