HRANA – The head of the West Azerbaijan Province Judiciary has announced that indictments have been issued against four individuals accused of “spying for Israel.”

According to Mizan, the indictments were handed down following proceedings in the Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office, under Article 6 of the Law on Combating the Actions of the Zionist Regime.

Naser Atabati, head of the provincial judiciary, claimed that the defendants were involved in identifying military facilities and other sensitive sites across Iran. He further alleged that they operated in Tehran, Urmia, Shahroud, and Isfahan, where they photographed and filmed locations for transfer to Mossad agents, procured SIM cards and specialized phones for secure communications, and carried out explosions and acts of arson. In return, he said, they received payments from the Israeli military in the form of cryptocurrency and other digital assets.

The report did not specify the date of the indictments or which judicial branch issued them.

Article 6 of the Law on Combating the Actions of Israel equates any intelligence cooperation or espionage on behalf of Israel with moharebeh (enmity against God) and corruption on earth, both of which carry the maximum penalty under Iranian law.

While espionage in itself is not considered a human rights violation, the Iranian government has a documented history of using such charges to target political opponents. As a result, claims of this nature- particularly when lacking transparency about evidence, legal proceedings, or due process – are widely regarded with skepticism.