on the fence with this one

Well, look: if you are working as a spy and the target country discovers your deception, you're going to be punished--death is very probable. And to be caught spying on Iran for Israel, its grand nemesis? Hell will freeze over before you get out of that one. This outcome should only be expected, and I don't believe it is outside of Iran's reasonable rights to execute an individual found to be transmitting sensitive information to the country's top rival. My personal opinion of right and wrong re: the nation's policies is irrelevant.

Time will tell if this will be a final straw for the growing enmity between Iran and Israel. It won't add any levity, that much is certain.

I'd have to agree with warrenb. I'm also on the fence on this one too. I think it's a given if you're a spy and you get caught, that punishment is eminent. Even with the tensions between Iran and Israel, I'm not sure if it's a valid argument for provocation. It comes with the territory so to speak.

I hope I made sense? Fending off the flu right now, so my head is a bit foggy.

Fair play Iran i say....

Maybe teach the Israeli's a well deserved lesson.

I mean surely the guy knew the consequences.

Israel thinks it can get away with anything, especially because they have America under their control.

For their part, Israel are denying they know anything, but that's to be expected I suppose.

No one has ever gone to war over a caught spy. It damages relations, but that's about it.

It wouldn't surprise me if this was no more than a propaganda event for Iran. This man probably ticked somebody off and they decided to declare him a spy to make it look like Israel is involved. I no doubt that Israel has spies within Iran but this one just seems too convenient. You would think they would have just kept an eye on the guy in order to catch other spies.