Tehran:Iranian authorities executed four people on Sunday accused of working for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. IRNA said the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard announced the arrests of a network of people linked to the Israeli agency. It said members stole and destroyed private and public property and kidnapped individuals and interrogated them.
State news: Iran executed 4 people for spying for Israel
IRNA said the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard announced the arrests of a network of people linked to the Israeli agency. It said members stole and destroyed private and public property and kidnapped individuals and interrogated them.
State news: Iran executed 4 people for spying for Israel
The report said the alleged spies had weapons and received wages from Mossad in the form of cryptocurrency. Israel and Iran are regional arch-enemies. IRNA identified the executed prisoners as Hossein Ordoukhanzadeh, Shahin Imani Mahmoudabadi, Milad Ashrafi and Manouchehr Shahbandi.(AP)