An Iranian man convicted of murdering an Iranian nuclear scientist will be executed on Tuesday, according to media reports. Majid Jamali Fashi was convicted of assassinating Iranian nuclear physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi in 2010 and appealed his sentence, but on Sunday Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi ruled that his execution will go forward as planned. Ali-Mohammadi was killed on Jan. 12, 2010, by a motorcycle bomb. In a video released last year, Fashi confessed to the killing and said he had received training, as well as monetary compensation, from the Mossad. Meanwhile, Iran has sentenced 13 additional alleged spies, all of whom were charged with having Mossad ties, according to a report by the Iranian news agency Press TV. According to the Iranian courts, the 13 individuals accepted payments from both the CIA and the Mossad. Iranian reports say the alleged spies are of both Iranian and foreign nationality, and were arrested on April 17. At the time, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry accused the group of plotting the assassination of one of the Islamic republic's nuclear experts.
Iran prepares to execute 'Mossad assassin'
Judge upholds death sentence of Majid Jamali Fashi, who was convicted in the 2010 assassination • Fashi reportedly confessed to the crime and said he received Mossad training • Iran convicts 13 additional spies for allegedly working with Mossad and CIA.
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