Iran executed two men yesterday accused of spying for Israel, including one accused of gathering intelligence near the Natanz nuclear site in central Isfahan province, Iranian media reported.
They quoted the judiciary as saying that Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were hanged after being found guilty of intelligence co-operation with Israel and its spy agency, Mossad.
They said Karimpour passed sensitive information to a Mossad officer, while Bakarzadeh was accused of collecting details on government and religious figures and key sites, including in the Natanz area.
It was not immediately clear when the two men were arrested.
The judiciary’s Mizan Online website said that Karimpour was convicted of the capital offence of "moharebeh”, or waging war against God, over "filming and photographing security and military locations and sending them to a Mossad officer during the imposed war”, referring to Iran’s 12-day war with Israel in June 2025.
It added that Bekrzadeh co-operated with Mossad by sending information on "religious and provincial figures, as well as important centres such as the Natanz area”, home to a key nuclear site.
Mizan did not specify whether Bekrzadeh’s activities took place during wartime.
Iran has in recent weeks carried out multiple executions of people linked to mass protests in January, which authorities say were instigated by Israel, the United States and opposition groups, including the banned People’s Mujahedin organisation.
On Thursday, Iran said it hanged a man, identified as Sasan Azadvar, who was convicted of acting on behalf of such groups by "attacking police officers” in the central province of Isfahan during the pre-war protests.
The demonstrations began in late December over rising living costs before spreading nationwide and evolving into anti-government protests that peaked on January 8-9.
Iranian authorities said the rallies began peacefully before turning into "foreign-instigated riots” involving killings and vandalism.