\n Iran says it executed a man accused of working for Israeli intelligence and carrying out violent acts during nationwide protests. [Getty]<\/p>\n
Iran on Saturday executed a man for carrying out a “mission” on behalf of Israel’s spy agency during mass protests in January<\/a>, the judiciary reported.<\/p>\n It is the latest in a string of executions since war broke out with Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n Erfan Kiani was hanged after his sentence was upheld by the country’s Supreme Court, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.<\/p>\n It described Kiani as one of the “main operatives” in a “mission assigned by Mossad” during unrest in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.<\/p>\n The judiciary accused him of “destruction of public and private property, arson, possession and use of Molotov cocktails, carrying a bladed weapon, blocking vehicle routes, attacking officers, and creating fear and panic among citizens”.<\/p>\n His execution follows the hanging on Thursday of another man in Iran who was convicted of membership in a banned opposition group.<\/p>\n Iran has in recent weeks ramped up executions during its war with Israel and the United States that began on February 28.<\/a><\/p>\n