Iran executed three more individuals on Wednesday for allegedly spying for Israel, as reported by its state-run IRNA news agency. These executions are the latest in a series of hangings related to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, which is the country’s most northwest province.
IRNA cited Iran’s judiciary for the news, saying the men had been accused of bringing “assassination equipment” into the country.
Activists have expressed concerns that Iran may increase its execution rates following the conclusion of the conflict, as the country has already carried out several hangings during the war with Israel.
The individuals who were executed were named as Azad Shojaei, Edris Aali, and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, who was a national of Iraq. Prior to their execution, Amnesty International had voiced worries over the fate of these men, fearing that they would be put to death.
Wednesday’s execution bring the total number of hangings for espionage around the war up to six since June 16. Activists fear more people will be executed, particularly after Iran’s theocracy issued a Sunday deadline for people to turn themselves in over spying.
People in Iran meanwhile began trying to return to their normal lives as a shaky ceasefire with Israel, negotiated by President Donald Trump, appeared to be holding.
State media described heavy traffic around the Caspian Sea area and other rural areas outside of the capital, Tehran, as people began returning to the city.
Tehran experienced intense Israeli airstrikes throughout the war, including those that targeted Iran’s top military leadership and other sites associated with its ruling theocracy.
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