An Iranian man accused of spying for American and Israeli intelligence was executed on Monday, according to Iran's official IRIB news agency.
Last month, the judiciary said Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, who was arrested in 2018, had spied on former Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, adding that the case was not related to the murder of Soleimani earlier this year. .
On January 3, a US drone attack in Iraq killed Soleimani, leader of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard.
Washington had accused Soleimani of planning attacks by Iran-aligned militias against US forces in the region.
The execution comes at a time when millions of Iranians have turned to social media to protest the death sentences of three men accused of participating in anti-government protests last November.
Their executions have been suspended, one of their lawyers, Babak Paknia, said on Sunday.
From NDTV News
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