Iran executes 2 Islamic State members convicted of armed rebellion

Two members of the Islamic State group were executed after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, Iranian state television reported Tuesday.

The report identified the men as Mohieddin Abdollahi and Hossein Palani.

It said they belonged to an Islamic State cell that formed after the group’s territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria and had planned attacks inside Iran.

Iranian police officers and others view the scene as five convicted criminals are hanged in a neighborhood of Mashad, 620 miles northwest of Tehran, Iran on Aug. 1, 2007. ASSOCIATED PRESS

According to the report, Iranian security forces identified the cell’s hideout in the Bamo mountain area near the Iraqi border before it could carry out its plans.

Several militants were killed and others arrested during the operation, in which three members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard were also killed.

Authorities said they also seized weapons, ammunition and other equipment.

The two men were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, and were hanged after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences.

Fans holds the banner reading ‘Stop Execution in Iran’ before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between Belgium and IR Iran at Los Angeles Stadium on June 21, 2026 in Inglewood, California. Getty Images

The judiciary did not disclose where the executions were carried out.