Iran executes man on Israel spying charges: judiciary

Ali Ardestani had been convicted of sharing information with Israel's spy agency Mossad and receiving money in the form of cryptocurrency in exchange, the judiciary's Mizan news agency said. The Islamic republic has stepped up executions on these charges after its 12-day war in June with Israel. It resulted in significant damage to nuclear and ballistics facilities and the killing of several key top military and security officials in targeted strikes based on intelligence. The death sentence against...