TEHRAN: Iran has executed a man on Thursday after he was convicted of belonging to a banned opposition group and allegedly cooperating with Israel, according to the judiciary.
The judiciary’s Mizan Online reported that “Sultan-Ali Shirzadi-Fakhr was hanged early this morning” for membership in what it described as the outlawed People’s Mujahedin Organisation (MEK) and for “collaboration with the Israeli regime’s spy service.”
He was also found guilty of a capital offence described in Persian as “waging war against God,” with accusations that he took part in activities deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic.
Authorities did not disclose when he was arrested.
Mizan added that he had lived in Spain for a period, though it was unclear whether he held any other citizenship.
The execution comes amid a series of similar cases in recent weeks during the ongoing conflict with Israel and the United States, with authorities reportedly carrying out multiple executions linked to pre-war protests or alleged ties to the MEK.
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed Iran had halted plans to execute eight women arrested during earlier anti-government protests after he called for their release.
Iran’s judiciary rejected the claim, calling it “false news” and insisting that the women were never under threat of execution.