HRANA – The Judiciary Media Center announced the execution of Mojtaba Kian, a prisoner accused of espionage and intelligence activities in favor of Israel and the United States. The sentence was carried out at dawn today after being upheld by the Supreme Court.
According to a report by Mizan, Mojtaba Kian was executed at dawn on Sunday, May 24, 2026. The Judiciary Media Center claimed that during the recent war, Mr. Kian had sent information and location coordinates of a production facility linked to the defense industry to a media network affiliated with Israel and the United States. According to the report, after establishing contact with this network, he transmitted the information through a phone number provided to him, and three days later the location in question was targeted and destroyed in an attack.
The judiciary further claimed that the sentence was based on a body of evidence including the “defendant’s confessions during interrogation and trial,” the discovery of a mobile phone and sent messages, and the defendant’s awareness of the nature of the opposing party.
Subsequently, the court, citing the law on the “Intensification of Punishment for Espionage and Collaboration with Israel and Hostile States Against National Security and Interests,” sentenced him to death and confiscation of property on charges of “intelligence activities for Israel and the United States.” Following confirmation of the verdict by the Supreme Court, the execution was carried out at dawn today.
According to the published report, judicial proceedings in the case of Mojtaba Kian were conducted within a very short period by the Alborz Province Judiciary. Less than 50 days elapsed between his arrest and the execution of his sentence on May 24, 2026.
According to data collected by HRANA, alongside the onset of military conflict, the issuance and implementation of death sentences in political and security-related cases have sharply increased, with at least 35 prisoners executed on such charges during this timeframe.
According to HRA’s Annual Report, in 2025 at least 2,063 citizens, including 61 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the sentences of 11 individuals were carried out in public. During the same period, 172 other individuals were sentenced to death.