Mohammad Baseri, an Iranian intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran at the age of 53.
He served in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and was implicated by the United States government in the 2007 abduction and 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, and the FBI issued a seeking information notice in 2025 regarding his involvement.
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.