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Three Executed in Iran Over January Protest Violence

By Reuters

Three men were executed on Sunday, November 8, 2026, after a court found them guilty of carrying out operations for Israel and the United States and participating in armed unrest during anti‑government protests in January, state media reported. The executions follow a series of sentences handed down in recent months for people accused of links to Israel and the U.S. The men—Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh—were charged with using firearms, grenades and Molotov cocktails, setting fire to public facilities and damaging an electricity substation in Karaj, which caused power outages in some areas, according to the judiciary. Dioband was arrested on January 11 after investigators identified him as a suspect in attacks on public property and incitement to violence; ten others accused of participating in the unrest under his supervision were later arrested. The three were sentenced to death and ordered to have their assets confiscated. Their executions were carried out after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences, while other defendants received prison terms of five to ten years. The story was published on November 8, 2026 at 11:21 a.m. IST.