Iranian regime launches execution spree over fears of another uprising
Iran has carried out a series of new executions and may conduct more in the coming days, as the regime faces growing fears of another citizen uprising while fighting a war with the United States and Israel.
According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at least four members of the anti-regime group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) were executed within the past 48 hours. Mohammad Mohaddessin, who chairs the NCRI’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said the killings were intended to send a warning to opponents of the government and reinforce control during a time of internal tension.
Mohaddessin said the executions demonstrate that the ruling theocratic government views its own population and organized resistance movements as its main threat. He argued that the timing reflects the leadership’s concern that unrest inside the country could spark another major uprising.
The NCRI said many of the individuals targeted are connected to the PMOI’s Resistance Units, which have organized opposition activity throughout Iran. Thousands of suspected members were detained after protests erupted in January. Some of those detainees now face execution, according to the organization.
In addition to the four who were already put to death, the group reported that Iran’s Supreme Court has confirmed death sentences for 15 more prisoners, whose executions could be carried out at any time. The NCRI also warned that additional political prisoners may soon receive death penalties.
These developments come after large demonstrations broke out across Tehran in January as Iranians protested the country’s struggling economy. The protests quickly expanded into broader calls for the removal of the ruling system. Security forces responded with a violent crackdown ordered by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Khamenei was later killed on Feb. 28 in a major Israeli airstrike that also eliminated several senior military commanders, an event that escalated the conflict now known as the Iran war.
The NCRI, a coalition that advocates replacing Iran’s clerical government with a democratic system, warned that the current wave of executions could mark the beginning of a wider campaign of repression. The organization compared the situation to the 1988 mass executions in Iran, when roughly 30,000 political prisoners were killed.
Mohaddessin said the regime fears that once the war ends, internal tensions could erupt again with greater force. He argued that a combination of public protest and organized resistance is the only path to removing the current leadership.
He said the executions are meant to create fear among younger Iranians and discourage them from joining opposition groups such as the PMOI.
Mohaddessin also urged international leaders and the United Nations to intervene and publicly condemn the executions, calling on the global community to act in defense of human rights and to pressure Iran to halt further killings.
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