Iran Executes ‘Israeli Spy’ for ‘Writing Letter on Microsoft Word’
18th September 2025
A father-of-two has been executed in Iran after being convicted of spying for Israel.
Babak Shahbazi was hanged in prison on Wednesday, according to activists who said he had been tortured into a false confession.
Iran Human Rights, an Oslo-based campaign group, said the 44-year-old was detained after writing a letter on Microsoft Word to Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, offering to fight in the Ukrainian military.
The group said: “Babak’s message to president Zelensky offering to help in the war against Russia was used as an example of espionage for Israel, who they claim taught Babak to use Microsoft Word.”
You can’t make this stuff up.