Overview
- Iran executed three men in Mashhad on Monday for roles in January protests, according to the judiciary.
- The judiciary said two of the men were Mossad agents tied to violent unrest and a security officer’s death.
- Two days earlier, the judiciary reported hanging Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh for spying for Israel, including gathering details near the Natanz nuclear area.
- The UN human rights office says Iran has executed at least 21 people since February 28 and has arrested more than 4,000 on national security charges.
- Norway-based monitors report at least 28 political prisoner executions since March 18 and describe forced confessions and blocked access to lawyers in these cases.