Iran Executes Three for Spying for Israel

Iran has executed three men convicted of spying for Israel, just one day after the announcement of a fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Tel Aviv. The Iranian judiciary stated that the individuals—Idris Ali, Azad Shojaei, and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul—were hanged early Wednesday morning after being found guilty of collaborating with Israel’s intelligence services.

According to the official statement, the men were involved in attempts to import equipment intended for carrying out assassinations inside Iran. Authorities accused them of working with what they referred to as “the Zionist entity,” and said the executions were part of Iran’s response to foreign-backed threats to its internal security.

The timing of the executions has raised concerns about the stability of the newly brokered ceasefire. The truce, announced just a day earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump, has been described as tentative, with both sides expressing conditional commitment.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian affirmed that his government will respect the ceasefire as long as Israel does not violate it. In a phone call with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Pezeshkian said, “If the Zionist regime respects the ceasefire, Iran will not violate it either.”