Iran has executed prisoners Karim Hemmati and Hamzeh Yari for drug-related offences at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province.
The men were transferred to solitary confinement on 7 June in preparation for their executions, which took place at dawn on 9 June.
Hemmati, from Harsin in Kermanshah Province, was arrested around five years ago, while Yari, from Nurabad in Lorestan Province, was arrested approximately four years ago, both for drug trafficking.

