Iran executes 2 men over alleged links to Israeli spy network

Iran has executed two men accused of working with Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad and plotting attacks inside the country, media reports said, citing the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan.

The report identified the men as Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, saying they were part of a network allegedly linked to Mossad and had received training abroad, including in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

The case has been disputed by opposition figures. Maryam Rajavi, head of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran — the political wing of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI) — rejected the accusations, saying the men were punished for their beliefs rather than any criminal activity.

In a post on X, she said their only “crime was their commitment to freedom and the liberation of their people.”