Meanwhile, two thieves have had their hands amputated under Sharia law, showcasing the country’s harsh judicial measures
Iran said on Tuesday it executed nine militants of Islamic State group detained after a 2018 attack.
The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency announced the executions on Tuesday, saying that the death sentences had been upheld by the country’s top court.
It described the militants as being detained after they were in a clash in the country’s western region with Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, in which three troops and several Islamic State group fighters were killed. Authorities said they had seized a cache of combat weapons, including a machine gun and 50 grenades, after surrounding the militants’ hideout in the country’s west.
Iran carries out executions by hanging.
