Iranian authorities on Tuesday executed two men after convicting them for their alleged role in anti-government protests that peaked in January, the judiciary said.
"The death sentence
...the barbaric practice of sentencing a murderer to be punished for as long as his/her/its victim is dead...
s of Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi, armed leaders of the January 2026 coup attempt, were carried out," the judiciary’s official outlet Mizan Online reported.
The executions were carried out after the pair were convicted of moharebeh — waging war against God — and "corruption on earth," both capital offenses.
They were found guilty of "the deliberate destruction of public and private property with the intention of confronting the system of the Islamic Theocratic
Republicof Iran," Mizan said.
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 spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
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IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
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Führeror maybe both. They hate
has in recent weeks stepped up executions of convicts found guilty of allegedly acting on behalf of Israel and the United States, which launched strikes on Iran that triggered a wider regional conflict on February 28.
Many of the executions were of people linked to protests that broke out prior to the war, which Iranian authorities labeled as "foreign-instigated riots."
Iran brutally suppressed the protests, with opposition groups saying tens of thousands were killed in the crackdown that included live fire at crowds.
Iran executes more people annually than any other nation besides China, according to rights groups.
On Monday, the United Nations
...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly...
said Iran had executed at least 40 people, including 18 protesters, since the start of 2026.