An Iranian accused of spying for US and Israeli intelligence was executed on Monday, according to a Reuters report.
Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, who was arrested in 2018, had spied on former Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani. But according to the judiciary, he is not connected to the killing of Soleimani earlier this year in a US drone strike in Iraq.
Tensions between the US and Iran, which began after the US exited the Iran-US nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed trade sanctions on Iran, got worse after Soleimani was killed.
Washington had accused Soleimani of masterminding attacks by Iran-aligned militias on US troops in the region.
Their executions have been suspended, one of their attorneys, Babak Paknia, said on Sunday.
The judiciary's Mizan Online website said Mahmoud Mousavi Majd's death "sentence was carried out on Monday morning over the charge of espionage so that the case of his betrayal to his country will be closed forever".
The judiciary had found Majd guilty of receiving large amounts of money from the US Central Intelligence Agency and Israel's Mossad.
As per the judiciary’s Mizan website, Majd, who had migrated to Syria in the 1970s with his family had worked as an English and Arabic language translator.
His knowledge of Arabic and familiarity with Syria's geography helped him get close to Iranian military advisers. He took responsibilities in groups stationed from Idlib to Latakia.
He infiltrated several sensitive areas under the cover of being a translator.
Last week Iran executed another man, Reza Asgari, convicted of spying for the CIA by selling information about Iran's missile programme.
In February, Iran executed another spy, Amir Rahiumpour, who was convicted of spying for the US and conspiring to sell information on Iran's nuclear programme.
