Iran Executes Man Convicted of Armed Rebellion Amid War with US and Israel

Iran executed a man convicted of armed rebellion on Tuesday, the judiciary said, marking the latest hanging in a wave since war broke out with the United States and Israel.

The judiciary's Mizan Online website said the death sentence for Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, son of Jalal, a trained member of the Ansar al-Furqan terrorist group, was carried out this morning.

Authorities charged him with rebellion through armed attacks on police headquarters and membership in the Ansar al-Furqan rebel group.

Ansar al-Furqan is a Sunni militant group active in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

The judiciary said Shahbakhsh carried out his attacks during protests that rocked Iran in 2022 and 2023 after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman.

His sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court, authorities added.

Iran is the world's most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups. Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty said in their joint annual report last month that at least 1,639 people were executed in Iran in 2025, including 48 women.

The country has been at war with Israel and the United States since late February, with a ceasefire in place since April 8.

Since the conflict began, Iran has increased executions, particularly in cases involving alleged espionage or security-related charges.

On Monday, Iran hanged a man convicted of spying for the CIA and Israel's Mossad intelligence service. Norway-based rights groups Iran Human Rights and Hengaw said Erfan Shakourzadeh was a student at Tehran's Iran University of Science and Technology. He wrote a message before his execution denying the charges.

According to Hengaw, Shakourzadeh wrote: "I was arrested on fabricated espionage charges and, after eight and a half months of torture and solitary confinement, was forced into a false confession. Do not let another innocent life be taken in silence."