An Iranian man grills meat on a street ahead of Iftar in northern Tehran on Feb. 23, 2026. (Credit: AFP)
An Iranian revolutionary court has issued a death sentence for Mohammad Abbasi, accused of "enmity against god," believed to be the first such sentence linked to mass protests in January, a source close to his family told Reuters on Tuesday.
Thousands of people are believed to have been killed in a crackdown on the protests, the worst domestic unrest in Iran since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution. During the unrest, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tehran that he could order military action if it carried out executions.
Iran's judiciary has not yet announced Abbasi's sentence at the time of publication.
An Iranian revolutionary court has issued a death sentence for Mohammad Abbasi, accused of "enmity against god," believed to be the first such sentence linked to mass protests in January, a source close to his family told Reuters on Tuesday.
Thousands of people are believed to have been killed in a crackdown on the protests, the worst domestic unrest in Iran since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution. During the unrest, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tehran that he could order military action if it carried out executions.
Iran's judiciary has not yet announced Abbasi's sentence at the time of publication.
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