Iran executed Jamshid Sharmahd, a dual Iranian-German national, on October 28, on charges of terrorist actions and involvement in plots against the Islamic Republic, the Judiciary's news agency, Mizan, reported.

Sharmahd, 69, was a political activist and radio presenter who had lived in Los Angeles, US, since 2002. He was captured by Iranian security forces in Dubai in August 2020 during a trip and transferred to Iran.

The Iranian Judiciary introduced him as leader of the Tondar group, a militant wing of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, who had plotted several terrorist operations against Iran "on the orders of his masters in the Western and American spy organisations and the child-killing Zionist regime."

The statement particularly mentioned planning the bombing of a mosque in Shiraz in 2008, who killed 14 and wounded over 200 people, as one of his "terrorist actions".

He was also accused of “disclosing classified information” on missile sites of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corpse during a television programme in 2017.

His family and various human rights organisations have disputed the charges, arguing that he was denied a fair trial and access to an independent lawyer.

Sharmahd’s daughter, Ghazaleh (Gazelle), criticised both the US and Germany for failing her father, saying on her X account that the execution must have immediate and grave consequences for the Islamic Republic.

She said her father's execution was a "retaliation for Israeli strikes". Israel attacked several military locations in Tehran and western Iran on October 26, in response to Iran's earlier strike on October 1. Iranian officials have said the action will not remail unanswered, and will be responded to in an appropriate way and in due time.

Sharmahd was charged with "corruption on earth" by Iranian courts and eventually sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court two and a half years after he was arrested and transferred to Iran. The sentence was carried out in the morning of October 28, after final confirmation of the decision by the Supreme Court of Iran.

"The arrest of this self-proclaimed mercenary is a sign of Iran's will and long hands in pursuing criminals and achieving justice against its sworn enemies, even at a distance," the Judiciary said.

The German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, strongly condemned this execution, saying it "once again showed what kind of inhumane regime is ruling in Tehran, which uses the death penalty against its own youth, its own people and foreign citizens."

He added that Berlin had repeatedly made it clear to the Islamic Republic that "the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences."

Addressing the government of Massoud Pezeshkian, who won an election with promises of reform and moderation, the German foreign minister said: "The fact has been highlighted that no one is safe even under the new government."

Abram Pillay, the US deputy special envoy for Iran, wrote on X that the US is investigating reports that led to the execution of this dual citizen and will hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for it along with the international community.

"If these reports are true, it is yet another abhorrent act of the Iranian regime's long transnational repression," he added.