Iran has executed a man convicted of setting fire to a Tehran mosque and collaborating with Israel and the US during pre-war protests, according to the judiciary.
TEHRAN: Iran executed a man on Tuesday who was convicted of helping set fire to a major mosque in Tehran and of collaborating with Israel and the United States during pre-war protests, the judiciary announced.
The judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported that Amir Ali Mirjafari, described as a leader of a Mossad network’s anti-security activities, was hanged in the morning.
It stated his death sentence, confirmed by the Supreme Court, was based on acting on behalf of “the Zionist regime, the hostile US government, and hostile groups against the security of the country by setting fire to the Gholhak Grand Mosque and public facilities.”
The incident reportedly took place during protests that erupted in late December over living costs before evolving into nationwide anti-government demonstrations.
Iran has carried out multiple executions in recent weeks of people linked to those protests, whom authorities accuse of acting for Israel, the US, or opposition groups like the banned People’s Mujahedin (MEK).
The country has been at war with the United States and Israel since February 28, with a fragile two-week ceasefire in place since April 8.
