The judiciary's Mizan Online news agency did not name the defendant, describing him only as a "dual national who lives in an European country" and was arrested in Iran during the June war.

It said an Iranian court has begun hearing his case, in which he is accused of "intelligence cooperation and espionage in the interest of the Zionist regime". According to Mizan, the defendant entered Iran one month before the conflict, which erupted after Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran, striking military and nuclear sites, as well as residential areas. That attack triggered a 12-day conflict in which Iran responded with drone and missile strikes on Israel, and later saw the United States join Israel in striking Iranian nuclear sites. Mizan said investigations indicated the defendant had been in contact with Israel's Mossad spy agency and had been trained as an agent in "the capitals of several European countries and the occupied territories". "Sophisticated espionage and intelligence equipment were found at the time of his arrest and in the villa where he was staying," it added, without elaborating. During the war, Iranian authorities announced at least three arrests of Europeans, including Lennart Monterlos, a 19-year-old French-German cyclist, who was later released. (Bssnews)