TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday executed a man for his role in mass anti-government protests in January, claiming he was carrying out a “mission” on behalf of Israel’s spy agency, the judiciary reported.

It is the latest in a string of executions since war broke out with Israel and the United States.

Erfan Kiani was hanged after his sentence was upheld by the country’s Supreme Court, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.

It described Kiani as one of the “main operatives” in a “mission assigned by Mossad” during unrest in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.

The judiciary accused him of “destruction of public and private property, arson, possession and use of Molotov cocktails, carrying a bladed weapon, blocking vehicle routes, attacking officers, and creating fear and panic among citizens”.

His execution follows the hanging on Thursday of another man in Iran who was convicted of membership in a banned opposition group.

According to the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, the death sentence of Erfan Kiani one of the protesters arrested in Isfahan during the January 2026 protests has been carried out. In its statement, the judiciary listed charges including “destruction and arson of........

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