Overview

• Iran's judiciary executed a person accused of planning a drone attack on a defense ministry site in Isfahan, under the guidance of Mossad, Israel's spy agency.
• The executed individual was allegedly involved in a 2023 attack targeting a munitions factory, part of Iran's sanction-hit nuclear program.
• Iran has accused Israel of several covert actions on its soil, including sabotage, assassinations of scientists, and cyber-attacks.
• The execution follows Iran's claim of foiling a Mossad-initiated project to sabotage its ballistic missile industry and the hanging of four members of its Kurdish minority for spying for Israel.
• Tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated, especially since Israel's war in Gaza against Hamas, with Iran supporting Hamas but denying direct involvement in military actions.