Iran Executes 29-Year-Old Erfan Shakourzadeh for CIA, Mossad Spying
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Updated · Reuters · May 11
Iran Executes 29-Year-Old Erfan Shakourzadeh for CIA, Mossad Spying
14 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 11
Mizan said Iran executed Erfan Shakourzadeh on Monday after convicting him of spying for the CIA and Israel's Mossad.
Shakourzadeh had worked at a scientific organization involved in satellite activities and was accused of passing classified scientific information to foreign intelligence services.
Iran Human Rights Society identified him as a 29-year-old aerospace engineering graduate arrested in 2025 and said his confession was forced.
The case underscores Iran's use of espionage charges tied to sensitive scientific and security work amid tensions with the United States and Israel.
Was the executed Iranian scientist a traitor or a victim of a regime's wartime paranoia?
As executions surge in Iran, is its justice system a shield or a weapon against its own people?