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Iran hangs man for role in protests, another member of MEK, claims both were working for Mossad; also Jaish al-Adl turban who ambushed army troops
2026-04-26
Getting as much done as they can while they’re still in charge.
[IsraelTimes] Regime has ramped up its executions since the outbreak of war with Israel and the US, putting to death 9 people linked to the protests since mid-March

Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
on Saturday executed a man for his role in mass anti-government protests in January, claiming he was carrying out a "mission" on behalf of Israel’s spy agency, the judiciary reported.

It is the latest in a string of executions since war broke out with Israel and the United States.

Erfan Kiani was hanged after his sentence was upheld by the country’s Supreme Court, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.

It described Kiani as one of the "main operatives" in a "mission assigned by Mosssd
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" during unrest in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.

The judiciary accused him of "destruction of public and private property, arson, possession and use of Molotov cocktails, carrying a bladed weapon, blocking vehicle routes, attacking officers, and creating fear and panic among citizens".

His execution follows the hanging on Thursday of another man in Iran who was convicted of membership in a banned opposition group.

Iran has in recent weeks ramped up executions during its war with Israel and the United States that began on February 28.

Authorities have attempted to portray the mass protests that were violent mostly peacefully supressed with thousands killed as being instigated by Israel, the US and opposition groups, including the banned People’s Mujahedin.

The protests initially started as demonstrations against Iran’s dire economic situation and quickly spread across the country.

Since March 19, Iranian authorities have executed nine men on charges linked to the protests.

Iran is the world’s second most prolific user of the death penalty
after China, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.

Another from Rudaw:
Iran executes MEK prisoner over alleged Mossad ties as wartime trial concerns grow

Iranian authorities on Thursday executed another prisoner, citing alleged ties to Israel’s intelligence service, Mossad, as well as to an exiled opposition group, a media affiliate of the Iranian judiciary reported. This comes as Tehran has in recent weeks executed more than a dozen detainees, including individuals arrested during nationwide anti-government protests in January.

Mizan Online relayed that Soltanali Shirzadi Fakhr was hanged after he “was convicted on charges of moharebeh [waging war against God] through membership in the terrorist [Mojahedin Khalq Organization] MKO/MEK group.”

The Iranian judiciary’s media outlet further alleged that Shirzadi Fakhr had “in recent years, while residing abroad, been recruited by the Mossad intelligence service to carry out covert, anti-security operations and terrorist activities within the country,” and that he had “confessed to his long-term organizational roles and his direct involvement in recent sabotage plots coordinated by foreign intelligence services.”

Mizan Online added that the sentence “was carried out this morning [Thursday] after being upheld by the Supreme Court and following the completion of all legal and religious procedures.”

The US and Israel in late February launched a preemptive air campaign against Iran, targeting more than 17,000 sites across the country over six weeks of hostilities before the warring sides agreed to a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire on April 8.

Since the onset of the hostilities, Tehran has detained thousands of people for taking photos and videos of strikes and strike sites, accusing them of “aiding the enemy.” The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence and the intelligence ministry have, during the same period, published numerous alleged confessions of detainees accused of recording footage of attacks carried out by Israel and the US.

In mid-April, Iranian authorities signalled a push to fast-track trials for thousands of detainees held during the six-week war, raising concerns among rights watchdogs over a potential wave of executions under wartime conditions.

“In dealing with spies, traitorous elements, and foot soldiers of the aggressor, our posture is fully combative and aligned with wartime requirements,” Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei then said in a post on X, adding that “the judiciary, in its proceedings on cases involving collaborators with the enemy, maintains a wartime posture until further notice.”

Mohseni-Ejei on Tuesday further warned those whom he claimed were “interfering in the economy” and “hoarders and profiteers of essential goods” at a time when the country is under a US naval blockade, calling on them to “await the judiciary’s firm and uncompromising action.” “Exploiting the country’s current conditions against the people’s livelihood is our red line,” he added in a post on X.

Iran frequently announces arrests and executions of individuals accused of links to dissident groups it designates as terrorist organizations, including the MKO/MEK.

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported in late December that Iran carried out 2,063 executions during 2025 - the highest number recorded in around three-and-a-half decades.

Iran executes man accused of membership in Sunni group Jaish al-Adl, carrying out attacks on forces
[IsraelTimes] Iran executed a man convicted of being a member of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl and carrying out attacks on Iranian security forces, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reports.

Authorities identify the man as Amer Ramesh, saying he had been arrested in a counter-terrorism operation in southeastern Iran and charged with armed rebellion, including being involved in bombings and ambushes targeting military personnel.

Jaish al-Adl is an extremist Sunni Muslim militant group active in Iran’s poorest region, Sistan-Baluchestan.
Related:
Jaish al-Adl: 2026-04-01 Anti-Iranian group Jaysh al-Adl (People's Fighters Front) released a new video from Sistan & Balochistan
Jaish al-Adl: 2026-01-12 Baloch armed group Mazaran-e-Gomnam Balochistan warns the Iranian regime it will attack if regime represses protests
Jaish al-Adl: 2025-09-23 Jaish al-Adl ambushed and killed three Iranian Police officers in Khash, Sistan and Balochistan.
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