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Iran Executes Two Men Linked to Banned MEK Over Tehran Attacks

Rights groups say the convictions followed torture-tainted, grossly unfair trials.

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.