The judiciary said Pedaran’s death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court before he was executed. Authorities did not disclose when he was arrested or tried, while the case had not previously been publicly reported.
The execution comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel and a wider increase in executions linked by Iranian authorities to alleged espionage and national security offences. The claims against Pedaran were made by Iranian authorities and have not been independently established beyond the judicial proceedings reported.
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Iran has executed Hossein Pedaran after accusing him of passing information about missile sites in Isfahan province to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service. Iranian authorities have executed Hossein Pedaran, a man accused of providing Israel’s Mossad intelligence service with information about missile sites in Isfahan province. Iran’s judiciary said Pedaran was convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel.The...
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- Iran has executed Hossein Pedaran after accusing him of passing information about missile sites in Isfahan province to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
- Iranian authorities have executed Hossein Pedaran, a man accused of providing Israel’s Mossad intelligence service with information about missile sites in Isfahan province.
- Iran’s judiciary said Pedaran was convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel.The judiciary said Pedaran’s death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court before he was executed.
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Iran has executed Hossein Pedaran after accusing him of passing information about missile sites in Isfahan province to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service. Iranian authorities have executed Hossein Pedaran, a man accused of providing Israel’s Mossad intelligence service with information about missile sites in Isfahan province. Iran’s judiciary said Pedaran was convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel.The...
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September 19, 2026
