Iran executed a man identified as Bahman Choubi-asl on Monday after convicting him of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported, describing him as "one of the most important spies for Israel in Iran".
Choubi-asl, described as a database specialist with access to sensitive national projects, was accused of providing information to Israeli intelligence during meetings in several countries, including India, Armenia and Ireland.
Mizan said Mossad officers trained him, provided secure communications tools and paid him for his cooperation.
“The main goal of Mossad in attracting the defendant’s cooperation was to obtain the database of governmental institutions and create a breach in Iranian data centers,” Mizan reported.
It added that Israeli officers also sought information on electronic equipment imports and engaged him in intelligence-gathering missions.
The judiciary said Choubi-asl met Mossad agents in nine foreign trips, held dozens of meetings, and received financial rewards and training.
“The defendant’s deliberate and conscious cooperation with the enemy’s intelligence service was proven,” Mizan quoted court documents as saying.
The court convicted him of “corruption on earth” through collaboration with a foreign intelligence service.
The Supreme Court rejected his appeal and upheld the death sentence, which was carried out on Monday morning, Mizan said.
Iran and Israel have been locked in a long-running shadow war that has escalated this year into direct confrontations, including Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets in June.
Executions of those accused of spying for Israel have risen in recent months, with at least 10 people put to death on such charges, according to Iranian authorities.
