Man convicted of spying for Israel, providing information on missile sites executed in Iran

Iran’s Judiciary has announced the execution of Hossein Pedaran, who was convicted of espionage and providing sensitive information on military sites in Isfahan to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.

According to the Judiciary, Pedaran had provided Mossad with sensitive and classified information about military sites, personnel, and their personal details.

It said his activities were carried out during the 12-day US-Israeli war and the recent US-Israeli aggression, during which US-Israeli forces targeted a number of sensitive Iranian military sites.

In his confessions, he said he initially contacted the CIA through its website, introducing himself as someone with access to and connections with military institutions and expressing his willingness to cooperate, but received no response.

He then similarly contacted Mossad and received a response after some time. Following the verification of his identity by Mossad officers, Pedaran began sending information requested by the service through online communications and in the form of reports.

The information requested about individuals reportedly included their workplace, place of residence, means of communication, interests, and hobbies, as well as their spouses’ phone numbers and internal workplace regulations.

Man convicted of spying for Mossad, assisting Israel’s failed sabotage plot executed in Iran

Iran’s judiciary says a man convicted of espionage and cooperation with Israel’s spy service Mossad has been executed.

The Judiciary said technical investigations and the decryption of messages exchanged between Pedaran and Mossad officers following his arrest showed that some of the locations he had provided information about were subsequently targeted during the 12-day war, while some personnel at those sites were killed or wounded.

During a search of Pedaran’s home, investigators found a notebook containing training information related to missile systems, classified as “highly confidential” and containing information that remained potentially usable, according to the Judiciary.

Several encrypted memory devices were also found, along with a remote device provided by Mossad that was capable of secretly taking photographs and recording video.

The Judiciary said Pedaran received technical equipment for intelligence gathering in addition to financial support. A Mossad officer also asked him to prepare cover stories for each intelligence requirement involving a particular person or organization and submit them for review.

According to his statements, Pedaran received several payments in euros from Mossad. The agency also sent him a financial contract referring to monthly and annual salaries, expenses and bonuses, the Judiciary said.

Pedaran had reportedly cut off contact with Mossad for a period before Israel attacked Iran. However, after the attack began, he attempted to re-establish contact with the agency through Telegram and was subsequently arrested by Iranian security forces, according to the Judiciary.

Based on the equipment recovered from Pedaran and his statements, prosecutors brought charges including espionage and intelligence cooperation in favor of Israel, as well as attempting to establish intelligence cooperation with the United States by submitting a request for cooperation and expressing his willingness to work with the US intelligence service.

The court ruling stated: “The damage caused to the country by the defendant as a result of espionage and providing information to enemy services was so extensive and disastrous that it led to the martyrdom and injury of a number of combatants.”

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