Overview
- Iran’s judiciary named Abolhassan Montaser and Vahid Bani-Amerian and said the executions were carried out by hanging.
- The justice portal Mizan reported that the Supreme Court had upheld both death sentences.
- Officials accused the men of planning and carrying out explosions in Tehran for the outlawed People’s Mojahedin (MEK).
- Amnesty International condemned the cases as shaped by torture and tied to alleged offenses during the January 2026 protests.
- The latest hangings followed reports earlier in the week that four other convicted MEK members were executed, reflecting Iran’s heavy use of the death penalty.