Coverage dated January 28, 2024

Iran executes four accused of being linked to Israel's spy agency

Headline from Newsweek

The group had alleged links to Mossad and were planning to sabotage a defense ministry site in Isfahan.

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Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Iran executes four convicted of Israeli bomb plot (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The defendants were accused of plotting a bomb attack on a factory making military equipment.

  2. Time

    Iran Executes Four Men Alleged to be Israeli Spies (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Iran and Israel’s bitter bilateral relations have dipped even further since the Israel-Hamas war.

  3. Newsweek

    Iran executes four accused of being linked to Israel's spy agency (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The group had alleged links to Mossad and were planning to sabotage a defense ministry site in Isfahan.

  4. CBS News

    Iran executes 4 convicted of plotting with Israeli intelligence to attack defense factory, state media say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    4 men convicted in Iran of plotting with Israeli intelligence to sabotage a weapons factory have been executed, state media say.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Iran: 4 executed over attempted sabotage and Mossad links – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Iran's official state news agency reported that four men were executed after being convicted of charges of attempted sabotage of operations at a weapons factory in 2022. The operation was allegedly engineered by Mossad.

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