Iran executes man accused of passing information on nuclear scientist

6/8/2025 18:30

Iran executed a man on

Wednesday convicted of spying for Israel and passing on

information about a nuclear scientist killed in Israel's June

attacks on the Islamic Republic, the judiciary's news outlet

Mizan reported.



The report said the man, named Rouzbeh Vadi, had worked in

one of Iran's "important and sensitive organisations," without

going into further detail.



Executions of Iranians convicted of spying for Israel has

significantly increased this year, with at least eight death

sentences carried out in recent months.



The report said Vadi had "committed a wide range of crimes

against the country's internal and external security which have

caused severe disruption to public order".



Israel launched 12 days of air strikes in June, targeting

Iran's top generals and nuclear scientists. Iran retaliated with

barrages of missiles and drones.