Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, Mizan reports
DUBAI - Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel's intelligence service after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, the judiciary's Mizan news outlet reported on Wednesday.
According to rights group HRANA, the 32-year-old defendant named Ehsan Afrashteh was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to death in 2025 based on confessions that were fabricated.
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Sonali Paul)
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This story was originally published May 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM.