TEHRAN, Iran -- In a recent development, Iranian state TV disclosed that an individual believed to be an Israeli Mossad spy has been executed in the southeastern region of the country. The report, announced on Saturday, reveals that the spy was accused of collaborating with foreign intelligence organizations, specifically Mossad, and facing charges related to the unauthorized release of classified information. The execution took place in Zahedan, the capital of the Sistan and Baluchistan province.

This incident follows the arrest of three individuals in April 2022 by Iranian intelligence officers, who claimed these individuals were affiliated with a group associated with Mossad. It remains uncertain if the executed person was among those apprehended during the operation.

For years, Iran and Israel have traded accusations of espionage, engaging in a covert power struggle. Israel has long considered Iran its foremost threat and has repeatedly issued warnings of potential military intervention to prevent Iran's acquisition of nuclear weaponry. Iran, on the other hand, denies pursuing nuclear weapons and has vowed to respond harshly to any hostile action.

Iran occasionally proclaims the arrest of individuals suspected of spying for foreign nations, including Israel and the United States. In 2020, they executed an individual who was convicted of leaking information to the U.S. and Israel concerning a prominent Islamic Revolutionary Guard general. This general was subsequently killed in an American drone strike in Iraq.

As Iran does not officially recognize Israel and supports various anti-Israeli armed entities in the region, such as Hezbollah and Hamas, tensions between the two nations continue to persist.