# Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests

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- Reuters, 2026-08-16 16:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-executes-man-convicted-running-over-police-during-january-protests-2026-08-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a81e6c7aa1ab60001e2da37

> Iran has executed a man convicted of deliberately driving his car into police officers during anti-government protests in Karaj in January, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

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