Iran has executed two people accused of spying for Israel despite international calls to halt the execution following US President Donald Trump’s letter to Congress stating that the war against Iran was over.
Iranian media report that two men named Yaquoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were executed after being found guilty of spying for Israel, as the head of the Islamic Republic’s judiciary warned there would be no leniency.
Karimpour was arrested following last year’s 12-day war against Israel. He was accused of cooperating with the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad, by sharing sensitive national security information. Bakarzadeh has been in custody since 2023.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has alleged that prisoners were pressured into forced confessions. They were not allowed access to a lawyer or their families.
Karimpour, 41, was a follower of the Yarsan religious minority, while Bakarzadeh was a Kurdish political prisoner. Euronews information.
Reports allege that Iran has stepped up its execution campaign against prisoners accused of espionage, particularly during the ongoing war against the United States and Israel.
According to the human rights organization Hengaw, at least 26 prisoners were executed in April 2026.
The head of Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, said: “We will certainly not show negligence or leniency in prosecuting and legally punishing any criminal whose hands are stained with the blood of our people.”
He added that Iran pays no attention to the “bluster of arrogant powers and their propaganda mouthpieces.”
