Iranian judges warn of ‘infiltrators’, announce new execution | US-Israel War on Iran News

Tehran, Iran Iran’s judiciary announced several executions this week in response to the protests in recent months, as part of a crackdown on those accused of trying to “spark division” in a war with the United States.

The judicial press on Wednesday announced about to be killed Mehdi Khanaki, who was identified as a “terrorist group” was arrested during international protests in January.

State television footage showed security forces raiding a house in Karaj near Tehran, where they reportedly found several handguns, weapons and explosives. A “revolutionary court” in the city tried him for “acting in favor of the Zionist government, the United States and extremist groups”, among other things.

On Sunday, two more men were killed because of the 16 accused deadly protests in Isfahan, in central Iran, on January 8. Officials said the men were involved in the killing of several policemen, but international human rights activists have disputed the government’s claims, saying there was no proper method and the use of torture.

The protests began on December 28 in central Tehran’s financial district but quickly turned into expressions of frustration at the establishment, like previous protests.

Officials talk about riots, when thousands were killed throughout the country, especially on the night of January 8 and 9, as a “coup” organized by the US and Israel.

He also rejects findings by Amnesty International and other international human rights organizations that security forces have committed “massive unlawful killings” during the shutdown of the internet and communications.

Tens of thousands of people have been arrested since the protests, as well as the US-Israel war that began on February 28.

The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, a non-governmental organization within Iran, last week condemned what it called “increased prison sentences and continued repression of teachers’ rights activists” by government officials.

Security-related errors follow a the law has passed after the 12-day war with Israel in June 2025, the aim of which is to severely punish “espionage” and other acts that are seen as collaborating with “enemies” and undermining national security.

Hundreds of Iranians, including businessmen and celebrities living in Iran and abroad, have also had their assets confiscated by the government.

State TV also periodically broadcasts “confessions” of people arrested or executed for these crimes.

The latest was aired on Monday, in which a young man with a pale face was seen claiming to have posted an Instagram story that was against the Islamic Republic in its current war. Tehran police said the unidentified man had published “abnormal and anti-national content” on the Internet in an attempt to “damage the public’s mental security”.

“I made a mistake and I will not repeat it. Now I am sure that we must all stand together to build Iran, no one has the right to abuse our country,” he said.

On July 13, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry released a list of “hate media” that included mass media, 61 “public media” figures and 310 accounts or websites. It warned that sending photos, videos or information to a named location, person or account could lead to jail time and dismissal from government, unless the authorities file a serious charge.

‘Infiltrators’

The message goes hand in hand with a tone of stability and unity that has been repeatedly emphasized by Iranian officials during the war.

Earlier this week, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was elected as Iran’s new leader in March after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the wake of the war, called for “sacred unity” between people and political groups.

In a televised speech on Monday with President Masoud Pezeshkian and senior legal judges, Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei reiterated the same message – full of religious bigotry.

“We must not allow demons among people and demons to enter between believers and our people to bring division and division,” he said.

The chief judge said that “rumour mongers, rumor mongers, liars and substitutes” cannot claim to be such, instead they disguise themselves as insiders who can harm the public.

This comes as the US continues to report tensions among Iranian officials, placing them in a group that wants to do so. keep fightingespecially on the Strait of Hormuz, which is very important, and another group that wants to reach a decision that they will discuss soon so that the country is not destroyed.

Iranian officials deny such groups.