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Iran executes 4 people it says spied for the Israeli government
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a press conference after talks with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, December 4, 2022

IRANIAN authorities executed four people today found guilty of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. 

Three others received lengthy prison sentences.

They were arrested and sentenced in June on charges of intelligence co-operation with Israel.

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