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Iran said to execute man convicted of spying for CIA and Mossad after allegedly forced confession
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran executed a man convicted of spying for the Mossad intelligence agency as well as US intelligence, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news outlet reports.
Mizan identifies the man as Erfan Shakourzadeh, saying he had worked at a scientific organization involved in satellite activities and had shared classified scientific information with foreign intelligence services.
According to rights group Iran Human Rights Society, Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old graduate of aerospace engineering, was arrested last year and forced into his confession.
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