{"id":19938,"date":"2026-07-28T14:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19938"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:53:05","slug":"iran-hangs-2-men-convicted-of-killing-4-police-officers-in-january-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19938","title":{"rendered":"Iran hangs 2 men convicted of killing 4 police officers in January protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Iran on Tuesday hanged two men convicted in a case of killing four police officers during January protests, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>A report by Mizanonline. ir, affiliated to the country\u2019s judiciary, identified the two as Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amir Hossein Safari Hosseinabadi, saying they also set a police station on fire and damaged public properties in the central city of Isfahan, some 250 miles south of the capital, Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The two men are the latest executed from among the tens of thousands who were\u00a0arrested during a January crackdown\u00a0on nationwide protests. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40108142\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2026-tehran-iran-demonstrations-ongoing-118799609.jpg?resize=1200,816&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2026-tehran-iran-demonstrations-ongoing-118799609.jpg?resize=85,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 85w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2026-tehran-iran-demonstrations-ongoing-118799609.jpg?resize=230,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 230w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2026-tehran-iran-demonstrations-ongoing-118799609.jpg?resize=50,34&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\"\/><figcaption>A fire in the middle of a road in Tehran, Iran during a protest on Jan. 8, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Right groups activists put the number at more than 7,000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" 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