Iran executes alleged Mossad spy as concern grows over Israeli sabotage

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Iran has said it executed a man who was convicted of spying for the Mosad Intelligence Agency of Israel, accusing him of involving her sabotage actions.

The death penalty was carried out in the beginning of Wednesdays against Iranian National Mohsen Language. The Middle Agency, which is connected with the Iranian judiciary, said it works as a “senior spy that provides logistics support for many MOSSAD operations in Iran.” No details were given to his background.

The performance in Iran is a crucial moment in the middle of the talks on its nuclear program with US President Donald Trump administration.

The United States seeks to impose restrictions to prevent Tehran from entering nuclear weapons, in response to stricter sanctions on the economy of the Islamic Republic.

Both the United States and Israel have threatened military strikes against Iran if the talks are being demolished. It is a growing concern in Tehran that Iranian citizens who can “penetrate” the security of the country, military and intelligence institutions can help Israel in it.

Jizan said that Language was “close to the close cooperation with Mossad senior officers and met with them in Georgia and Nepal.”

It accused him of being “present at the scene” when he reached Sayad Khode, a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guardian Corps, was killed in Tehran on May 2022. He added.

Iran has previously accused Israel of sabotage and killing nuclear scientists.

The Islamic Republic, which regularly obliges the death penalty, has made several people who accuse Mossad of working on behalf of Mosad.

Human rights groups have warned that those sentenced to death do not benefit from the proper process, saying last year, saying that the death penalty has been applied to “meaningless” and “legal protection”.

Israel has repeatedly said that Iran must dismantle its nuclear program at all and is against any transaction that can help the republic.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the deal should be dismantled “all [Iran’s nuclear] infrastructure. “

Iranian Foreign Minister Abas Araghi has accused Netanyahu “rough.

He also accused Israel of trying to “provoke a legal response” to Israel in “to provoke a legal response”.

On Saturday, a port of southern Iran and a fire broke out, as Tehran and Washington held the third stage of nuclear talks in Oman.

Iran will not release a formal report on the cause of the explosion, which killed at least 70 people, and more than 1,200 people were injured in the port of Shahid Rajahe, Bandar.

The early speculation of social media hinted at Israeli’s involvement, but neither Iran nor Israeli officials suggested that the explosion exploded.

Iranian Interior Minister Escandard Meni has accused “a shortage of security precautions and negligence”, while the spokesman of the “sabotage or foreign involvement” of the praise has stated that there was no evidence in the explosion.