ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iranian authorities said Sunday they executed three more people detained during January’s anti-government protests, who had been accused of working for Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, according to Iranian state media.
The three were identified as Mehdi Rasouli, Mohammad Reza Miri, and Ibrahim Dolatabadi, and were described by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim News Agency as “rioters.”
Iran has executed around two dozen political prisoners since the beginning of the war with the US and Israel on February 28. Officials in Tehran have said they will carry out more executions of individuals they describe as affiliated with the enemy.
Rasouli and Miri were accused of involvement in the killing of a member of the security forces, while Dolatabadi was described as a protest leader whose actions allegedly led to the deaths of several security personnel. According to Tasnim, all three "were hanged following judicial proceedings."
The state media did not specify when the three were hanged, though reports suggested the executions may have taken place on Sunday and the day before.
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), which promotes accountability and respect for human rights and the rule of law in Iran, cited reports from Marzieh Mohebbi, an attorney and activist based in France, who said in a Sunday post on X that two young laborers were executed in Mashhad.