Iranian authorities carried out the execution of two men this Tuesday, sentenced for their membership in the jihadist group Islamic State and for planning attacks on Iranian territory. Both were arrested as part of a security operation near the border with Iraq, an operation that ended with the death of several members of the Revolutionary Guard.
The executed, identified as Mohiedín Abdolahi and Hosein Palani, were considered responsible for integrating an Islamic State cell that intended to reorganize its structures and prepare attacks in Iran, using the Bamu area, near the Iraqi border, as a base of operations.
The Prosecutor's Office maintained that the accused were engaged in recruiting fighters and obtaining weaponry before security forces detected their activity and launched an operation to capture them. In those armed clashes, several alleged members of the cell lost their lives, as reported by the Iranian news agency Mehr.
After their arrest, the two men were prosecuted for "armed rebellion" and sentenced to capital punishment. The sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court of Iran and were finally carried out by hanging during the day.