Iran executes two more men six months on from anti-government protests

Iran has executed two men for their involvement in nationwide protests in January, state media reported on Tuesday, as human rights groups warn of a surge in death sentences since the onset of the conflict with the United States.Abolfazl Sepahi-Badjani and Amirhossein Safari-Hosseinabadi were accused of participating in the killing of four security force members in Isfahan's Alikhani Square on 8 January, according to Mizan, the judiciary's news outlet.The January anti-government demonstrations were met with the most severe crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history, during which thousands of protesters were reportedly killed by security forces. This period has seen increased pressure on Iran over five months of war, which authorities in Tehran view as existential.A panel of United Nations