Iranian authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad and the American CIA spy agency, according to the country’s state radio.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related information and secrets to Mossad agents in exchange for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, accused of gathering information for the CIA, were hanged at dawn, it said.<\/p>\n
The sentence for their execution was handed down by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court and confirmed by the country’s Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
The report did not say when the pair were arrested nor when their trial took place.<\/p>\n
Iran has in the past said it had successfully detected and dismantled spy networks operating inside the country.<\/p>\n
Tehran accuses Israel and the U.S. of spying on its vital interests, particularly its nuclear program, which the West suspects is aimed at producing an atomic weapon.<\/p>\n
Tehran denies the charge. It has blamed the assassinations of scientists associated with its disputed nuclear programme on Western spy agencies, especially Mossad.<\/p>\n
The United States has denied any role in the killings. Israel has not commented.<\/p>\n
Last month, Amnesty International reported that Iran had 314 officially confirmed executions in 2012, the second highest behind China. It is feared that the actual total is much higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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