The judiciary-affiliated Mizan News Agency reported on Monday, September 29 (7 Mehr), that the execution of Bahman Choubi Asl on charges of spying for Israel was carried out after the sentence was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court.
This latest execution comes amid a broader wave of executions in Iran, a campaign that has intensified in recent months particularly under the charge of “espionage for Israel,” following Israeli attacks on Iranian territory.
The execution was carried out shortly after Tehran vowed to confront its enemies, following the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program last weekend.
According to the judiciary, Bahman Choubi Asl was accused of holding dozens of meetings with officers of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad. Reports claim that he worked on “sensitive telecommunications projects” and prepared intelligence regarding “routes of importing electronic equipment.”
Mizan further alleged that “Bahman Choubi Asl, a database specialist, exploited his professional position in critical telecommunications projects to access vital information. He cooperated with Mossad officers during nine foreign trips and sixty-three in-person meetings.”
The agency stated that Mossad’s objective was to infiltrate Iranian data centers and gather intelligence from state institutions as well as on the supply chains for electronic equipment.
Iranian authorities routinely present no verifiable evidence to substantiate such charges.
This report comes as the Islamic Republic carries out the largest wave of executions in decades. Since the outbreak of war with Israel on June 12, at least nine individuals have been executed in Iran on accusations of spying.
During the same war, Israel has reportedly killed around 1,100 terrorist members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Basij militia, regular army, police, and other state security organizations, including several senior commanders of the Islamic Republic.
