Kuala Lampur, April 6 --  

TEHRAN, April 6 - Iran today executed a man convicted of acting on behalf of Israel and the United States during a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year, the judiciary said.

"Ali Fahim, one of the enemy elements in the terrorist riots of Dey (January)... was hanged after the Supreme Court reviewed the case and confirmed the verdict," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said.

His execution is the latest related to the protests that broke out in Iran in late December against rising living costs before morphing into nationwide anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.

The execution also takes place against the backdrop of Iran's war with Israel and the United States, whic...