Iran executes alleged Mossad spy amid mass hangings
Iran said it hanged Bahman Choobiasl on Monday after accusing him of acting as a trusted Mossad spy who cooperated on sensitive telecommunications projects. Rights groups say the execution is part of a broader, possibly the largest, wave of executions in decades—activists estimate more than 1,000 people have been executed in 2025—while U.N. experts and international groups condemned the scale and the U.N. this weekend reimposed sanctions on Tehran via the 'snapback' mechanism.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Iranian judiciary outlet Mizan named the executed man as Bahman Choobiasl and accused him of "extensive and deliberate cooperation" with Mossad on databases and telecommunications import paths.
- Activists and monitoring groups (Iran Human Rights; Abdorrahman Boroumand Center) estimate over 1,000 executions in Iran so far in 2025; U.N. experts said the country has averaged more than nine hangings per day in recent weeks.
- The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran via the snapback mechanism (freezing assets, halting arms deals and penalizing ballistic‑missile development), and the European Union announced similar sanctions.