Mohammad Baseri

Mohammad Baseri (Persian: محمد باصری; 19 September 1972 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian intelligence officer who served in the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). He was implicated by the United States government in the 2007 abduction and subsequent detention of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared on Kish Island in Iran. Baseri was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2020 for his alleged role in the case. In 2025, the FBI issued a seeking information notice regarding his involvement.

Baseri held a high-ranking position within the MOIS, focusing on counterespionage operations both inside and outside Iran. He was described by U.S. authorities as having participated in sensitive national security investigations and collaborating with foreign intelligence services to advance Iranian interests, including actions against the United States.

He was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike on Tehran on 28 February 2026, amid a series of military actions targeting Iranian officials.