[[{"content_id":411983,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad executed in Iran","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"A Mossad agent, convicted of espionage for the Zionist regime, was executed in Iran after completion of all legal procedures, according to the Judiciary. ","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Aqil Keshavarz, convicted of espionage and collaboration with Zionist regime, was executed on Saturday morning following due legal process and final confirmation of his death sentence by the Supreme Court.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKeshavarz was arrested in the spring of 2025 during a security patrol by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in the northwestern city of Urmia, after officers observed him filming the headquarters of the Urmia Infantry Division.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nInitial inquiries revealed communications on his mobile phone with contacts linked to Israel, including messages associated with an individual identified as &ldquo;Osher.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSubsequent searches of his residence and hotel room uncovered documents, coded notes, and addresses related to security institutions, further strengthening suspicions of espionage.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJudicial authorities stated that investigations showed Keshavarz had established contacts through cyberspace with Israeli military and intelligence services, including the Mossad.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to investigations and the convicted individual&rsquo;s confessions, he had carried out more than 200 missions for Israel&rsquo;s spying services before his arrest.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe also provided information on sensitive locations, including photographing military and security sites, conducting surveillance, and carrying out reconnaissance missions in several cities, such as Tehran, Isfahan, Urmia, and Shahroud.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKeshavarz set up a cryptocurrency wallet, and after each mission, Mossad deposited funds into his account in cryptocurrency and provided him with a receipt.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn his confession, the defendant explicitly admitted that he had collaborated with services linked to Israel and provided them with information about the country, with the intention of harming the Islamic Republic of Iran.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe case file also revealed that Keshavarz had cooperated with groups affiliated with the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) and had sent images and slogans to the group&#39;s managers in Telegram.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe court cited documentary evidence, technical reports, and confessions in sentencing Keshavarz to death on charges of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Zionist regime.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Aqil Keshavarz, convicted of espionage and collaboration with Zionist regime, was executed on Saturday morning following due legal process and final confirmation of his death sentence by the Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Keshavarz was arrested in the spring of 2025 during a security patrol by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in the northwestern city of Urmia, after officers observed him filming the headquarters of the Urmia Infantry Division.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Initial inquiries revealed communications on his mobile phone with contacts linked to Israel, including messages associated with an individual identified as &ldquo;Osher.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Subsequent searches of his residence and hotel room uncovered documents, coded notes, and addresses related to security institutions, further strengthening suspicions of espionage.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Judicial authorities stated that investigations showed Keshavarz had established contacts through cyberspace with Israeli military and intelligence services, including the Mossad.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">According to investigations and the convicted individual&rsquo;s confessions, he had carried out more than 200 missions for Israel&rsquo;s spying services before his arrest.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He also provided information on sensitive locations, including photographing military and security sites, conducting surveillance, and carrying out reconnaissance missions in several cities, such as Tehran, Isfahan, Urmia, and Shahroud.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Keshavarz set up a cryptocurrency wallet, and after each mission, Mossad deposited funds into his account in cryptocurrency and provided him with a receipt.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In his confession, the defendant explicitly admitted that he had collaborated with services linked to Israel and provided them with information about the country, with the intention of harming the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The case file also revealed that Keshavarz had cooperated with groups affiliated with the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) and had sent images and slogans to the group&#39;s managers in Telegram.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The court cited documentary evidence, technical reports, and confessions in sentencing Keshavarz to death on charges of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Zionist regime.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2025-12-21 10:40:35","content_date_event":"2025-12-21 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