According to the judiciary, Iran killed two men on Monday who were found guilty of spying for Israel. This was the most recent in a string of hangings for supposed espionage. Tehran has increased the number of executions since the war with Israel and the United States began in February, and many of the prisoners are suspected of working for Israeli intelligence.
According to Mizan, the Iranian judiciary's media source, "Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat were hanged this morning for transmitting the coordinates of sensitive military and security sites to Mossad agents," referring to Israel's foreign intelligence agency.
It stated that the two were found guilty of "espionage and collaboration with the Zionist regime," but it did not say when they were detained or tried.
"By giving them information on military and security centers during the war, they helped the intelligence services achieve their goals," Mizan continued.
Since the conflict began on February 28 with major US-Israeli bombings that murdered Iran's supreme leader, the number of executions in Iran has increased.
Amnesty International and other human rights organizations claim that Iran is the second most prolific executioner in the world, after China.
Iran Human Rights, a Norwegian non-governmental organization, and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), a Paris-based organization, claim that the authorities executed at least 1,639 people last year, a record high since 1989.
Amnesty International condemned the "escalation" in executions on Tuesday following Iran's announcement of the hanging of two men convicted of participating in anti-government demonstrations in the winter.
