Iran executed two men in separate instances on Wednesday (August 6, 2025), accusing one of spying for Israel and one other of being a member of the Islamic State group, State media reported.
A report by the judiciary information web site Mizanonline recognized the alleged spy as Rouzbeh Vadi, who was accused of relaying labeled data to Israel’s intelligence service, the Mossad.
Authorities mentioned Vadi supplied details about an Iranian nuclear scientist who was killed throughout Israel’s June airstrikes on Iran, in line with the report, which didn’t determine the scientist or the time and place of Vadi’s arrest.
Vadi met the Mossad officers 5 occasions in Vienna, Austria, the report mentioned.
Israel’s ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, mentioned in June that Israel’s 12-day warfare on Iran included focused strikes that killed a minimum of 14 physicists and engineers concerned with Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran has hanged seven folks for espionage in the course of the battle with Israel, sparking fears from activists that the federal government might conduct a wave of executions.
Iran individually hanged a member of Islamic State group on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) after he was convicted of plotting sabotage, Mizanonline reported.
Officials accused Mehdi Aghazadeh of being a member of the Islamic State group who participated in navy coaching in Syria and Iraq earlier than illegally getting into Iran with a four-member crew who had been killed in a struggle with Iranian safety, the information website reported.
Authorities mentioned Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the sentences of decrease courts and adopted full authorized procedures earlier than executing each men, Mizanonline reported.
