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Iran Executes Bahman Choobiasl Amid Espionage Controversy

9/29/2025

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Iran executed Bahman Choobiasl on September 29, 2025, for alleged espionage linked to Israel, the 10th such execution since June.
Mizan News Agency said Choobiasl worked on sensitive telecom projects and sought to aid Mossad in breaching government databases.
Activists say Babak Shahbazi was tortured into confessing, raising concerns about the judicial process.

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Iran executed Bahman Choobiasl on September 29, 2025, for alleged espionage linked to Israel, the 10th such execution since June.
Mizan News Agency said Choobiasl worked on sensitive telecom projects and sought to aid Mossad in breaching government databases.
Activists say Babak Shahbazi was tortured into confessing, raising concerns about the judicial process.