Iran has executed Mohsen Langarneshin, a “senior spy”; on charges of working with Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.
Langarneshin was hanged on Wednesday morning.
Iran’s judiciary, via its official news agency Mizan, claimed he provided Mossad with extensive “logistical, technical and operational support”; for two years from 2020.
Langarneshin was also accused of being involved in the May 2022 killing of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) colonel, Sayyad Khodai.
Khodai was shot dead by two men riding motorcycles on his way home in Tehran.
According to The New York Times, Israel confirmed to the United States that it was responsible for the killing.
Mizan claims Langarneshin bought a motorcycle to track Khodai’s movements, shared the information to Mossad and was present during the killing.
Additionally, he was accused of supporting an attack on an industrial site in Isfahan, affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics.
Iran cited “extensive intelligence and technical evidence”; linking Langarneshin to these operations, and said he “fully confessed”; to his involvement.
