Iran has executed three men on Sunday after convicting them of carrying out operations for Israel and the United States and of joining armed unrest tied to the January demonstrations against the government, state media reported.
The hangings are the newest in a string of executions carried out in recent months over those demonstrations. Some of the people put to death were accused of having ties to Israel and the US.
Charges over Karaj substation attack and arson
Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were accused by the judiciary of using firearms, grenades and Molotov cocktails. The attacks included setting fire to public facilities and damaging an electricity substation in Karaj, which caused power cuts in some areas.
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The judiciary said Dioband was detained on January 11 after investigators identified him as a suspect in attacks on public property and incitement to violence. Ten others accused of taking part in the unrest under his direction were later arrested.
Sentences upheld and prison terms for other defendants
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentences before the three men were executed. They were also ordered to have their assets confiscated. Other defendants received prison terms of 5 to 10 years.
