India, June 23 -- Iran executed a detainee who was sentenced to death for collaborating with Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

Mohammadamin Shayesteh was a political prisoner put on death row for "insulting Islamic sanctities" and "collaborating with the enemy".

He was arrested in late 2023 and was described by Tasnim as "the head of a cyber-team affiliated with Mossad."

Shayesteh confessed to collaborating with Israel after torture, following which he was charged with multiple offences, including "insulting Islamic sanctities" and Article 6 of the Iranian law on Countering Israeli Actions Against Peace and Security, according to Iran Human Rights.

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