Iran has executed three men accused of participating in armed attacks during January’s anti-government protests, according to state media.
The men, identified as Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh, were accused of throwing petrol bombs and grenades, using firearms and bladed weapons, and setting fire to public facilities in Karaj, west of Tehran.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that the Supreme Court upheld their convictions, accusing them of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel, the United States and other hostile groups.
The executions are the latest in a series of death sentences linked to protests that began in December over rising living costs before developing into widespread demonstrations against the government.
The unrest reached its peak on January 8 and 9. Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths and blamed the violence on what they described as terrorist activities backed by Washington and Tel Aviv.
However, foreign-based human rights organisations have reported higher death tolls, while accounts obtained by the BBC indicate that security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters.
The number of executions in Iran has also increased since US and Israeli strikes against the country began in late February.
