Iran executes two for spying for Israel
Iran executed two men on May 2, 2026, after convicting them of spying for Israel. One was accused of gathering intelligence near the Natanz nuclear site in Isfahan province. Both were reportedly hanged following convictions for cooperating with Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad.
- ▪Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were executed for spying for Israel.
- ▪Karimpour allegedly passed sensitive information to a Mossad officer.
- ▪Bakarzadeh was accused of collecting intelligence on government and religious figures and key sites.
- ▪The judiciary stated both were found guilty of intelligence cooperation with Israel.
- ▪One of the accused gathered information near the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran.
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Iran executed two men on Saturday (May 2, 2026) 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 Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were hanged after being found guilty of intelligence cooperation 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.
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