Iranian news website Mehr reported Tuesday that Pouria Safvat, executed Monday on suspicion of ties to the Mossad, confessed in his interrogation to sending the addresses of two schools to Israeli elements as targets for attack. Safvat said he believed the areas had no military or residential presence. The authorities claimed Safvat and Omid Behzad, executed with him, transferred coordinates during the 12-day war and Ramadan war.
On Tuesday, the Iranian news website Mehr reported that Pouria Safvat, executed on Monday, confessed in his interrogation to sending the addresses of two schools to Israeli elements as targets for attack. According to Mehr, Safvat said he was certain the areas had no military or residential presence. The report adds a new dimension to the execution of Safvat and Omid Behzad, first reported by Iranian state media on Monday.
On Monday, August 3, Iranian state media outlets including Fars News Agency and the judiciary's Mizan announced the execution of two individuals for spying for Israel. The initial reports did not identify the executed; later that day, Mizan named them as Omid Behzad and Pouria Safvat. State media subsequently alleged that the two had transferred coordinates, photographs, and intelligence on military and air-defense sites to Mossad officers during the 2025 and 2026 wars (Operations Rising Lion and Roaring Lion, also referred to as the 12-day war and Ramadan war). One of the executed was dubbed 'Netanyahu's soldier' in the reports. The executions were carried out early Monday, with the Supreme Court's approval, according to the judiciary.
The executions are part of an ongoing Iranian campaign against alleged Israeli espionage, which has intensified in recent months. As The Zioneer reported on June 30, two IRGC members were killed in a mysterious operation in western Iran, with Iranian sources alleging Mossad involvement. The claims in both cases remain unverified by independent sources.
The specific details of Safvat's alleged confession, including the location of the schools and whether any attack was attempted, have not been independently confirmed. The Mehr report, citing Iranian authorities, does not provide evidence beyond the unverified interrogation account. The broader Iranian narrative of Israeli espionage continues to face skepticism from international observers.
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