Iran Executes Three over ‘Terrorist’ Acts, Murder

A member of Iran's special police forces checks the rope before an execution by hanging, in Tehran, Aug. 2, 2007. (Reuters)
A member of Iran's special police forces checks the rope before an execution by hanging, in Tehran, Aug. 2, 2007. (Reuters)
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Iran Executes Three over ‘Terrorist’ Acts, Murder

A member of Iran's special police forces checks the rope before an execution by hanging, in Tehran, Aug. 2, 2007. (Reuters)
A member of Iran's special police forces checks the rope before an execution by hanging, in Tehran, Aug. 2, 2007. (Reuters)

Iran hanged two men on Sunday for “terrorist acts” and another for murder and armed robbery, the judiciary’s official Mizan Online news agency said.

The three were executed early Sunday morning in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province.

Two were named as Hassan Dehvari and Elias Qalandarzehi, arrested in April 2014 after being found with “a large amount of explosives” and weapons, AFP reported.

The pair were convicted of the abduction, bombing, murder of security forces and civilians, and of working with the militant Jaish Al-Adl (“Army of Justice“) group, according to Mizan.

Dehvari and Qalandarzehi were also arrested in possession of documents from Jaish Al-Adl on “how to make bombs.”

The third man executed was named as Omid Mahmoudzehi. He was convicted of armed robbery and the murder of civilians, Mizan said.



In Call with Trump, Türkiye's Erdogan Backs US-Iran Talks, Ukraine Peace Moves

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Teknofest Aerospace and Technology Fair at the old Ercan Airport in the Turkish-administered part of Nicosia, Cyprus, 03 May 2025. (EPA)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Teknofest Aerospace and Technology Fair at the old Ercan Airport in the Turkish-administered part of Nicosia, Cyprus, 03 May 2025. (EPA)
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In Call with Trump, Türkiye's Erdogan Backs US-Iran Talks, Ukraine Peace Moves

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Teknofest Aerospace and Technology Fair at the old Ercan Airport in the Turkish-administered part of Nicosia, Cyprus, 03 May 2025. (EPA)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Teknofest Aerospace and Technology Fair at the old Ercan Airport in the Turkish-administered part of Nicosia, Cyprus, 03 May 2025. (EPA)

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, expressed support for US negotiations with Iran and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, the Turkish presidency said on Monday.

Erdogan invited Trump to visit Türkiye, and said Ankara would continue to take steps to advance cooperation with the United States in many areas, especially in the defense industry, according to the readout of the call shared by the presidency.