Iran has executed eight people convicted over two deadly attacks claimed by the Islamic State group in Tehran last year, the judiciary’s news agency revealed on Saturday.
Miza Online reported that, the Iranian men were convicted of collaborating directly with the IS jihadists who carried out the attacks on June 7, 2017.
In their words, "They supported them financially and procured arms while being informed of the aims and the intentions of the terrorist group,”
The agency did not specify when the executions took place, but the Tasnim news agency said the sentences were carried out on Saturday.
IS claimed responsibility for the two attack on Iran’s parliament and the shrine of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that left 17 people dead and dozens injured. The attack was the first and only claimed by the Islamic State group in Tehran.
Mizan Online also revealed that, Iran was targeted for supporting Iraqi and Syrian authorities in their fight against IS and other jihadist groups. Five assailants died, either in suicide bombings or killed by Iranian security forces. Legal proceedings continue for others allegedly involved in the attacks.
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