Iran carries out death sentence on man who drove into police during Karaj protests
Iran executed Shahram Sadeghi, convicted of intentionally ramming his car into officers during January anti-government demonstrations in Karaj.
The execution was performed after the Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced Sadeghi to death and ordered his assets seized, labeling the act as an "operational action" benefiting hostile foreign powers. The conviction stemmed from a January 8 incident that injured seven police officers, one of whom remained in a coma for three months. Iran's Supreme Court affirmed the verdict, and the judiciary carried out the sentence early on Sunday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Why it matters
The execution underscores Iran's severe penalties for protest-related offenses and its framing of dissent as foreign-backed espionage.
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