Iran executes three men for 'spying' for Israeli spy agency Mossad

According to reports, Iran has arrested 700 people for their alleged link with Israel in the past 12 days.

Quoting Mizan News agency, The Time of Israel reported that the three executed persons were identified as Idris Ali, Azad Shojai and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul.

They were alleged to have smuggled equipment used in the assassination of one unnamed person.

The executions took place in Urmia, a northwestern city near the border with Turkey, Iran’s judiciary told The Times of Israel, sharing photos of the three men in blue prison uniforms.

Iran and Israel reached a ceasefire agreement that halted the 12-day conflict between the two nations.

The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire announcement between Iran and Israel which was announced on social media overnight by US President Donald Trump.

Before both sides had confirmed that a ceasefire was in place early Tuesday both sides exchanged fire, with Tehran residents saying they had experienced a heavy barrage of attacks.

Before leaving Washington for a NATO summit in Europe, President Trump expressed his frustration at the breaches of the fragile ceasefire agreement, urging Iran and Israel to observe the truce.

In a social media post, UN chief António Guterres urged both countries to fully respect the ceasefire.

“The fighting must stop. The people of the two countries have already suffered too much,” he said, adding it was his “sincere hope” that the ceasefire can extend to other parts of the region.

It is my sincere hope that this ceasefire can be replicated in the other conflicts in the region.

Tehran Prison Concern

Meanwhile, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted that a notorious Tehran prison known for holding dissidents should not be a target, a day after a reported Israeli strike on the complex.

OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told media in Geneva that Evin prison is not a military objective, according to the laws of war.

“Targeting it constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law”, he said.

OHCHR does not have specific details about what the alleged attack, Mr. Al- Kheetan said, but there have reportedly been fires inside the prison and a number of injuries.

Casualty Count

An updated casualty count from the Iranian authorities on Tuesday indicated that 610 people have been killed including 49 women and 13 children since 13 June. That number includes two pregnant women and one infant along with 4,746 injured, including 185 women and 65 minors.

Seven hospitals, four health units and six emergency bases and nine ambulances have been damaged, the Iranian health authorities said.

Some 28 Israeli citizens have reportedly been killed by Iranian missile strikes to date.