Iran has executed a man who was found guilty of spying for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday, identifying the man as Esmail Fekri. The execution is the third in recent weeks related to the conducting of espionage on behalf of Israel.

Before Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and top military leaders this week, its spies were already on the ground in enemy territory.

The operation by the Israeli spy agency used stealth to target Iranian air defenses and missiles.