Iran has executed nine members of the Daesh terrorist group convicted of plotting to carry out attacks inside the country in 2018.
Mizan news agency, affiliated with the Judiciary, reported on Tuesday that the death sentences were carried out after confirmation by Iran’s Supreme Court.
“The defendants were given a fair trial with legal representation and were sentenced based on evidence, confessions and witness testimonies,” the news agency said.
According to judicial officials, the men were charged with waging war against God — a capital offence in Iran — through armed rebellion, terrorism, and illegal possession of military weapons.
The men were detained after a deadly clash with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on the western Iran border in January 2018.
They intended to infiltrate Iran and carry out several terror attacks against civilians in the country.
IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said at the time that “some of the terrorists blew themselves up with suicide vests” during the clashes, adding that “Three of our forces were martyred during the operation.”
Iranian intelligence forces seized a large cache of weapons and explosives from the terrorists’ hideout, including a machine gun and 50 grenades.
Iran has conducted several counterterrorism operations against Daesh in recent years, targeting cells attempting to carry out attacks within the country.
In August 2023, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry captured 14 Daesh-Khorasan members in Tehran, Alborz, Fars, and Khuzestan provinces.
The ministry described them as part of a “US-Zionist-led group” and stated they had illegally entered Iran to carry out terrorist operations.
