Iran executes 3 men convicted of spying for Israel

TEHRAN -- Iran on Wednesday executed three men convicted of cooperating with and spying for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported.

The men, identified as Edris Aali, Azad Shojaei, and Rasoul Ahmad-Rasoul, were hanged in a prison in the northwestern city of Urmia after being convicted of cooperating with Israel and importing equipment used in the assassination of Iranian figures, the report said.

Their executions followed full judicial proceedings and were upheld by Iran's Supreme Court, it added.

Iran has executed several men on charges of spying for Mossad in recent months.