Iran executed two men for the 2023 bombing of a bus carrying pilgrims, identifying them as linked to Islamic State, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Saturday.
The news agency said the attack killed a toddler and injured several others on a bus traveling from Tehran to Ilam, a province in the west that borders Iraq.
The two men were involved in planting the bomb on the bus, Mizan said.
Iranian regime executions
The Iranian regime frequently conducts executions. Outside of dissidents, the regime regularly executes individuals it alleges to be working against the interests of the country, including individuals suspected of working with Mossad.
According to a report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), at least 1,500 people were executed by the regime in 2025.
Almost half of the executions were carried out as a penalty for drug offenses, according to OHCHR.
OHCHR’s High Commissioner Volker Turk stated that the executions have a “disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities and migrants” and are often used “as a tool of state intimidation.”
The Iranian regime frequently pursues "ambiguous" charges when aiming to secure executions, Amnesty International said of the regime's frequent handing out of death sentences.
Charges of “Corruption on Earth,” “Armed rebellion against the state," and “enmity against God” are among those the regime cites as execution-worthy.
Danielle Greyman-Kennard contributed to this report.