Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad spy agency and smuggling equipment used in an assassination, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported. The equipment they smuggled was used in the assassination of one unnamed personality, Mizan reported without giving further details.
Israel assassinated at least 14 nuclear scientists in the 12-day operation and targeted senior military commanders and members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel before the recent open conflict, Iran has put to death many individuals convicted of having links with the Mossad and facilitating the latter's operations in the country. These range from assassinations of nuclear scientists to acts of sabotage meant to undermine Iran's nuclear program.
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer during a protest against Israeli and American attacks on Iran on Tuesday
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Iran has also arrested 700 people accused of ties with Israel during the 12-day conflict, the state-affiliated Nournews reported.