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UN's Turk 'Extremely Concerned' after Spate of Iran Executions

A man walks past an anti-Israel mural at Tehran's Palestine square on August 8, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP)
A man walks past an anti-Israel mural at Tehran's Palestine square on August 8, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP)
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UN's Turk 'Extremely Concerned' after Spate of Iran Executions

A man walks past an anti-Israel mural at Tehran's Palestine square on August 8, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP)
A man walks past an anti-Israel mural at Tehran's Palestine square on August 8, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP)

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is extremely concerned that Iranian authorities have reportedly executed 29 people in recent days, a spokesperson said on Friday.

It was particularly troubling that the majority of the people executed had been found guilty of drug-related offences, UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell said.

The death toll had not been independently verified by the United Nations, she added.

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US Says it Destroyed Houthi Missile Launcher, Uncrewed Surface Vessel in Yemen

Tomahawk cruise missiles launching from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George in the Mediterranean Sea on March 23, 2003. (US Navy via AP/File)
Tomahawk cruise missiles launching from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George in the Mediterranean Sea on March 23, 2003. (US Navy via AP/File)
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US Says it Destroyed Houthi Missile Launcher, Uncrewed Surface Vessel in Yemen

Tomahawk cruise missiles launching from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George in the Mediterranean Sea on March 23, 2003. (US Navy via AP/File)
Tomahawk cruise missiles launching from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George in the Mediterranean Sea on March 23, 2003. (US Navy via AP/File)

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday its forces destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi missile launcher and an uncrewed surface vessel in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in the previous 24 hours.
The forces also destroyed two Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles over the Red Sea, CENTCOM said in a post on X.
"These weapons presented a clear and imminent threat to US and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region," CENTCOM added.