Overview
- Iran executed Mohsen Langarneshin, accusing him of aiding Mossad in the assassination of IRGC Colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei in 2022 and supporting other sabotage operations.
- State media claimed Langarneshin provided technical and logistical support, including renting safe houses and transferring funds for Israeli agents in Iran.
- Rights groups criticized the trial, asserting that Langarneshin's confession was coerced through torture and that he was denied a fair judicial process.
- The execution reflects a broader surge in capital punishment in Iran, with at least 335 hangings reported this year, according to human rights monitors.
- The timing of the execution coincides with indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. and ongoing regional tensions involving Israel and Tehran-backed groups.