Dual national faces trial for spying for Israel’s Mossad during 12-day war: Iran’s judiciary
The spokesman for the Iranian judiciary says a dual national has been arrested and put on trial on charges of affiliation with Israel's Mossad and collaboration with the espionage agency during the 12-day Israeli-US aggression against the Islamic Republic in June.
Asghar Jahangir told reporters on Tuesday that the case was examined in Alborz Province, west of the capital Tehran, and heard by the second branch of the Islamic Revolution Court in the city of Karaj. He noted that a verdict is expected to be issued in the near future.
“Based on reports and the defendant’s own confessions, he was recruited by the Israeli intelligence services in 2023,” Jahangir noted.
He said the individual, who obtained Swedish citizenship in 2020, later traveled to six European capitals where he received espionage training.
The unnamed defendant made several trips to the Israeli-occupied territories and entered Iran about a month before the blatant and unprovoked aggression against the country.
He was reportedly residing in a villa on the outskirts of Karaj at the time of his arrest by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization.
Judicial and security officials said sophisticated electronic and intelligence-gathering devices were discovered at his place of residence and seized during the 12-day war.
The defendant has confessed to espionage at the behest of Israel.
The case is reportedly being prosecuted under Article 6 of Iran’s law on countering hostile actions by the Israeli regime against the country’s peace and security.
On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.
More than a week later, the United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories as well as the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.
The confrontation came to an end on June 24, when the US requested a ceasefire on behalf of the Israeli regime.
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