Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Monday it hanged a man accused of spying for Israel, the latest in the largest wave of executions by Tehran in decades.

Iran identified the executed man as Bahman Choobiasl. His case wasn’t immediately known in Iranian media reports or to activists monitoring the death penalty in the Islamic Republic.

The execution came as Iran vowed to confront its enemies after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program this weekend. The European Union followed suit Monday, imposing similar sanctions on Iran.

Iran accused Choobiasl of meeting with officials from the Israeli spy agency Mossad, calling him the agency's “most trusted” spy. Iran’s Mizan news agency, which is the judiciary’s official mouthpiece, said Choobiasl worked o

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