TEHRAN, July 20 — An Iranian accused of spying for US and Israeli intelligence was executed today, according to Iran's official Irib news agency. Last month, the judiciary said Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, who was arrested in 2018, had spied on former Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani,...
Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd is said to have spied on former Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani , who was killed in a US drone strike. — Reuters pic
Last month, the judiciary said Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, who was arrested in 2018, had spied on former Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, adding however that the case was not connected to Soleimani’s killing earlier this year.
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