Iran executed Shahram Sadeghi on Sunday after he was convicted of deliberately driving a car into police officers during anti-government protests in the city of Karaj on January 8, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Iran executes man convicted of driving car into police during January protests
Iran executed Shahram Sadeghi on Sunday after he was convicted of deliberately driving a car into police officers during anti-government protests in the city of Karaj on January 8, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Seven police officers were injured in the alleged ramming incident, and one was reportedly left in a coma for three months, according to Tasnim news agency.
The Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced Sadeghi to death and to the confiscation of his assets, characterising the act as an 'operational action' carried out in favour of Israel, the United States, and what authorities described as hostile groups, under Iran's espionage law.
Iran's Supreme Court upheld the sentence, and the execution was carried out early on Sunday, according to the judiciary.
According to the New York Post, state media linked the case to nationwide protests that took place across Iran in January 2026.
- No response, statement, or legal representation from Sadeghi or his family appears in any source.
- The sources do not establish whether Sadeghi had legal counsel or details of his trial proceedings.
- The broader context, scale, and causes of the January 2026 nationwide protests in Iran are not described in detail.
- Independent verification of the injuries to officers, including the coma claim, is not provided beyond Tasnim agency reporting.
- No international human rights organisation or foreign government response to the execution is included in any source.
- New York Post — original — by Reuters
- The Straits Times — by The Straits Times
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