Edit: The executed man's name has been established as Javad Naeimi.
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); October 19, 2025: State media reported the execution of an unnamed man accused of espionage for Israel in Qom Central Prison.
According to the judiciary’s Mizan News Agency, a man was hanged in Qom Central Prison on 18 October 2025. Announcing the execution of the unnamed man, the Qom province Chief Justice stated: “For personal and professional reasons, this individual established contact with the intelligence services of the Zionist regime, held meetings with a Mossad officer, cooperated in intelligence matters, and began sending confidential information online to the child-killing and fake Zionist regime; through the swift and intelligent actions of the country’s intelligence and judicial apparatus, he was identified and the outflow of sensitive information was prevented.”
According to the report, he made contact with Mossad agents in October 2023 and was arrested in February 2024.
The defendant was indicted after confessing and ultimately sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (enmity against god) and efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) through espionage for Israel by the Revolutionary Court. His conviction was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court and request for amnesty rejected.
The unidentified man is the 12th to be executed for espionage in 2025 and the tenth to be executed since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran.
Since 30 April, the Islamic Republic has executed Mohsen Langarneshin, Pedram Madani, Esmail Fekri, Majid Mosayebi, Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, Edris Ali, Azad Shojaei, Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, Rouzbeh Vadi, Babak Shahbazi and Bahram Choobi.