Iran's judiciary announced Monday that it has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, the latest in what human rights groups describe as the largest wave of executions in the country in decades.

The executed man was identified as Bahman Choobiasl. Details of his case were not widely known in Iranian state media or among activists prior to the announcement.

According to the judiciary's official mouthpiece, the Mizan news agency, Choobiasl was accused of meeting with officials from the Israeli spy agency, Mossad.

Mizan alleged that Choobiasl had worked on "sensitive telecommunications projects" and provided intelligence regarding the "paths of importing electronic devices."

Mass executions follow domestic unrest

The execution comes as Iran continues to put prisoners to death at a pace unseen since 1988. This surge in capital punishment follows multiple nationwide protests in recent years, which have been driven by widespread public anger over the struggling economy, calls for women's rights, and demands for fundamental changes to the country's theocratic government.

Organizations monitoring the death penalty in the Islamic Republic warn that the true scale of executions is likely far higher than officially reported.

The Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights and the Washington-based Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran estimate that the number of people executed in 2025 has already surpassed 1,000.