Shopkeepers and traders walk over a bridge during a protest against the economic conditions and Iran’s embattled currency in Tehran on December 29, 2025. Some shopkeepers in Tehran closed their stores on December 29 in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran’s embattled currency, Iranian media reported, following similar demonstrations a day earlier. Iran’s currency has hit new lows on the unofficial market, with the US dollar trading at around 1.42 million rials on Sunday, compared to 820,000 rials a year ago and the euro nearing 1.7 million rials, according to price monitoring websites. (Photo by HANDOUT / FARS NEWS AGENCY / AFP)
Iran hanged a man on Wednesday, the judiciary announced, after finding him guilty of taking part in anti-government protests that rocked the country over the winter.
“Mohammad Amini Dehaghani, a collaborator with the enemy, was hanged this morning after confirmation of the verdict by the supreme court,” the judiciary’s press agency reported.
He was found guilty of “moharebeh” (war against God in Persian) and “corruption on earth”.
The condemned had “thrown a Molotov cocktail on January 9 outside the governor’s office in Dehaghan, set it alight and destroyed public property as well as the town’s police station,” state media added.
At the end of December, protests against the cost of living in Iran spread rapidly across the country and expanded to include political demands.
The protests were met by a crackdown that rights groups say killed thousands.
Iranian authorities have portrayed the protests as riots backed by the United States and Israel, and said the violence killed around 3,000 people.
Rights groups abroad put the toll higher and accused the security forces of firing at demonstrators.
The number of executions has surged since the start of the Middle East war, begun by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28.
According to Amnesty International, Iran conducts the second most executions of any country, after China.
AFP
