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Iran executes aerospace engineer for alleged CIA and Mossad espionage

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“Iran has executed a 29-year-old aerospace engineer Erfan Shakourzadeh on Monday for alleged spying”
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Multiple independent sources, including Mizan News Agency (via reports), news outlets reporting on the execution, and human rights groups, confirm that Erfan Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old aerospace engineer, was executed on a Monday for spying charges.
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web search NEUTRAL — With a population of over 92 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population. It is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Capital city Tehran is the nation's largest ci…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it had called for an end to the war across the region and the release of frozen Iranian assets abroad in its response to the latest U.S. peace proposal…
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 hours ago · Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
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“Erfan Shakourzadeh, born in 1996, studied electrical engineering at the University of Tabriz”
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Web search results from Iran HRS and LinkedIn profiles confirm he is 29 (born approx 1996) and studied electrical engineering at the University of Tabriz.
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web search NEUTRAL — The death sentence of Erfan Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old aerospace engineering student, has been confirmed after months of detention.
https://en.iranhrs.org/erfan-shakourzadeh-transfer-to-qezelh…
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web search NEUTRAL — - tabriz. - Iran university of science and technology.8th National Conference on Modern Studies and Resech in Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Sciences of Iran ۲۶ اسفند ۱۴۰۱. سایر مؤلفان. Mina sal…
https://ir.linkedin.com/in/erfan-shakourzadeh-921876143
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web search NEUTRAL — Studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Siegen? Jiung-Ra shares what makes his master’s program stand out. International prospective students can apply until the end of April.
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“graduating first in his class in the master's programme in Aerospace Engineering and Satellite Technology at Iran University of Science and Technology”
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Multiple sources confirm he graduated first in his class in the master's program in Aerospace Engineering and Satellite Technology at Iran University of Science and Technology.
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web search NEUTRAL — Erfan Shakourzadeh is considered one of the outstanding university students. He was a graduate of electrical engineering from Tabriz University and had achieved first rank in the master's degree in ae…
https://en.iranhrs.org/erfan-shakourzadeh-transfer-to-qezelh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shakourzadeh, a master's holder in aerospace engineering and graduate of Iran University of Science and Technology, was arrested in 2025 by the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organization on charg…
https://www.iranintl.news/en/202605117223
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web search NEUTRAL — Shakourzadeh was a graduate student at Iran University of Science and Technology specializing in satellite technology. He had previously studied electrical engineering at the University of Tabriz and …
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605084663
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“was working at a scientific organisation specialising in satellites when IRGC intelligence detained him in February 2025”
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Iran HRS and other reports confirm he was arrested by IRGC Intelligence in the January-February 2025 period while working as a researcher/student in satellite technology.
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web search NEUTRAL — Note: The forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are called "Pasdar". "Pasdar" is a Persian word meaning "Guardian" or "Watchman".^ Assassinated by airstrikes in February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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web search NEUTRAL — The death sentence of Erfan Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old aerospace engineering student, has been confirmed after months of detention.According to informed sources, he was arrested by the IRGC Intellige…
https://en.iranhrs.org/erfan-shakourzadeh-transfer-to-qezelh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Erfan Shakourzadeh. Tehran Province, Iran. ۴ هزار پیروان 500+ اتصالات.Rank 1st among all of students Thesis: Relative position control of satellite constellation by atmospheric drag in long term based…
https://ir.linkedin.com/in/erfan-shakourzadeh-921876143
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“Mizan News Agency, affiliated with Iran's judiciary, described Shakourzadeh as 'a joint CIA and Mossad spy'”
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Reports explicitly state that the judiciary-linked Mizan News Agency identified him as a spy for both the CIA and Mossad.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has executed a man accused of spying for the Central Intelligence Agency and Mossad, according to Iranian state-linked media reports. The judiciary’s Mizan news outlet and Mehr News Agency identi…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ira…
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web search NEUTRAL — US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings.According to rights group Iran Human Rights Society, Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old graduate of aerospace e…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-11/iran-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Tavana educational initiative reported on May 8 that Shakourzadeh had been transferred from Tehran’s Evin prison to Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj for the implementation of his death sentence. Iran …
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605117223
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“The judiciary said he had attempted to contact Mossad and the CIA 'in three stages' and had passed classified information to foreign intelligence services”
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Reports citing the Mizan news agency and the Iranian judiciary state he was convicted of cooperating with US intelligence and Israel's Mossad.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mossad was suspected of establishing a large spy network in Lebanon, recruited from Druze, Christian, and Sunni Muslim communities, and officials in the Lebanese government, to spy on Hezbollah and it…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran executed political prisoner Erfan Shakourzadeh after convicting him of cooperating with US intelligence and Israel’s Mossad, the judiciary-linked Mizan news agency reported on Monday, as rights g…
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605117223
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web search NEUTRAL — According to rights group Iran Human Rights Society, Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old graduate of aerospace engineering, was arrested in 2025 and was forced into his confession. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroo…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-11/iran-e…
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“human rights organisations reported he was transferred on Friday to Qezel Hesar prison in the central Iranian city of Karaj ahead of his execution”
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Multiple sources, including Iran HRS and the Tavana educational initiative, report his transfer to Qezel Hesar (Ghezel Hesar) prison in Karaj for the implementation of his sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The death sentence of Erfan Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old aerospace engineering student, has been confirmed after months of detention in solitary confinement and forced confessions and he has been trans…
https://en.iranhrs.org/erfan-shakourzadeh-transfer-to-qezelh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian authorities have secretly executed Erfan Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old political prisoner, satellite technology researcher, and top-ranked aerospace engineering graduate student at Iran Universi…
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/05/article-62
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran executed political prisoner Erfan Shakourzadeh after convicting him of cooperating with US intelligence and Israel's Mossad, the judiciary-linked Mizan news agency reported on Monday, as rights g…
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605117223
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“He had previously been held at the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran following his arrest”
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Iran HRS reports that after his arrest and a period of solitary confinement, he was held at Evin Prison before being transferred to Qezel Hesar.
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web search NEUTRAL — Evin Prison is a prison located in the Evin neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. Established in 1972, and particularly notorious since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it has become the Islamic Republic's most i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evin_Prison
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web search NEUTRAL — Reports indicate that after his arrest, Erfan Shakourzadeh spent about 9 months in solitary confinement and was then transferred to Evin Prison.
https://en.iranhrs.org/erfan-shakourzadeh-transfer-to-qezelh…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the authorities, eight prisoners died. Evin Prison occupies a special place both within the regime’s security apparatus and in the political imagination of many Iranians, which is why thi…
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/11/ir…
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“His execution brings to nearly 30 the number of people hanged by Iran in recent weeks on charges related to alleged political activity, security offences and the January protests”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific number of executions (nearly 30) in recent weeks related to January protests or security offenses.
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