Iran executes two linked to opposition group, media say


April 4 (Reuters) - ⁠Iran on Saturday executed ⁠two men it said were ‌convicted of links to an opposition group, the People's Mojahedin Organisation ​of Iran, and ⁠of carrying out ⁠armed attacks, domestic media reported.

The ⁠executions were ‌the latest in recent days of ⁠individuals with PMOI links.

The PMOI ​confirmed ‌Saturday's executions, saying in a ⁠statement that ​Iran was "trying to hide its weakness by executing ⁠political prisoners, especially PMOI ​members and supporters." Four PMOI members were executed earlier this week, ⁠it said.

The group said the two men executed on Saturday were arrested in ​January 2024 and ⁠had their death sentences upheld ​in December 2025.

(Reporting ‌by Menna Alaa ​El-Din; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Kate Mayberry)

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