Iran Executes Spy Convicted of Working for Israeli Intelligence

Iranian officials executed a man over the weekend who had been convicted of spying for Israel's intelligence service and military.

The man was Aghil Keshavarz, who was put to death on Saturday, The Caspian Post reports, citing foreign media.

Keshavarz, 27, had "close intelligence cooperation" with the Mossad - the national intelligence agency for Israel - and captured photos of Iranian military and security areas, according to state media.

Keshavarz was arrested in May while taking pictures of a military headquarters in the city of Urmia, located about 371 miles northwest of Iran's capital of Tehran.

He was accused of engaging in more than 200 similar assignments for the Mossad in various Iranian cities, including Tehran.

Keshavarz was tried and sentenced to death in connection with the spying accusations. The country's Supreme Court later upheld the sentence, according to state media.