Iran executes 14th person since war over alleged Mossad ties: What to know

Iran has carried out multiple executions since the outbreak of the war with the United States and Israel, as it intensifies a crackdown on individuals accused of spying for Israel.

Beatrice Farhat

Apr 22, 2026

Iran executed a man on Wednesday who the regime accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, as the Islamic Republic's crackdown in the country deepens following anti-regime protests earlier this year and the recent war with the United States and Israel.

What happened: Mahdi Farid, 55, who was accused by authorities of providing sensitive national information to the Mossad, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday after his sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.

He was found guilty of “intelligence cooperation and espionage for the Zionist regime” on the vague charge of “corruption on earth," though no evidence was provided. 

What we know: Mizan claimed that Farid served as the head of ​a civil ​defense unit within a sensitive ‌organization ⁠in Iran, which it did not name, and used his position to collect and transmit information to the Mossad. According to the judiciary, he confessed during the proceedings to having come into contact with a Mossad officer, who asked him to provide sensitive information such as........

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