Iran Executes Swedish Citizen for Spying on Israel

Iran executed a Swedish citizen on Wednesday, convicted of spying for Israel, in a move that drew sharp condemnation from Swedish officials amid escalating regional conflicts.

The execution, announced by Iran's judiciary through its Mizan Online website, involved a man identified as Kouroush Keyvani. Iranian authorities stated that Keyvani had been arrested in June 2025 during a 12-day war with Israel and accused him of providing images and sensitive information about strategic locations in Iran to agents of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency. Officials further claimed he had met with Mossad operatives multiple times and received espionage training in six European countries as well as in Tel Aviv. This marked the first publicly disclosed execution for such charges since Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and ignited a broader conflict across the Middle East.

Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard confirmed the death of the unnamed citizen in a statement, expressing dismay over the event. "It is with dismay that I have received information that a Swedish citizen was executed in...