Iran executed two men on Saturday who were convicted of belonging to a banned opposition group and carrying out actions aimed at toppling the Islamic republic, the country’s judiciary reported.
The men, identified as Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian, were hanged after their sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court, according to the judiciary’s Mizan Online website.
“Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian … were hanged after trial and their sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court,” the report said.
Both were found guilty of attempting “rebellion through involvement in multiple terrorist acts,” membership in the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, and carrying out sabotage targeting the government. It remains unclear when the two were arrested.
The executions are part of a recent wave targeting MEK members, following the execution of four others earlier in the week.
The MEK, which initially supported the 1979 Islamic revolution before falling out with the leadership in the 1980s, has been in exile since and is classified as a terrorist organisation by Tehran.
The actions come amid a wider regional conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, sparked by US-Israeli strikes on February 28 that killed the country’s supreme leader.
Iran is known as the world’s second most prolific executioner after China, according to human rights groups.
Since the outbreak of the conflict, the country has carried out multiple executions, including the hanging of a man on Thursday convicted of acting on behalf of Israel and the United States during recent anti-government protests.
Earlier in March, three individuals convicted of killing police officers during the same wave of protests were executed.
In another case, Iran executed Kouroush Keyvani, a dual Iranian-Swedish national, on charges of spying for Israel, drawing international condemnation from Stockholm and the European Union.
