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Iran executes Amirhossein Hatami for January protest attack on classified military base

·Tehran, Iran

Iran executed Amirhossein Hatami after his Supreme Court appeal was rejected, for participating in an attack on a classified military facility during January 2026 protests — the largest crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history. Hatami was convicted of entering a restricted military site, damaging and setting fire to the facility, and attempting to seize weapons. The judiciary's first deputy said January protest cases 'were finalized and sentences were being implemented,' signaling more executions may follow. The execution coincides with Trump's D34 national address threatening Iran with more strikes — a dual message from Tehran: military defiance outward, domestic suppression inward.

Iran executed Amirhossein Hatami on April 2, 2026 (D34), per the judiciary's news outlet Mizan. His Supreme Court appeal had been rejected. Charges: Entering a restricted military site in Tehran, damaging and setting fire to the facility, and trying to seize weapons and ammunition — charges Hatami admitted during interrogation, per Mizan. Context — January 2026 protests: Iran experienced nationwide anti-government protests in January 2026, described by the judiciary's first deputy, Hamzeh Khalili, as 'the biggest crackdown in the history of the Islamic Republic.' Khalili stated last month that January protest cases 'were finalized and sentences were being implemented' — indicating further executions of protest-related detainees are expected. Wartime significance: The execution on D34 — the morning after Trump's national address threatening 'Stone Age' strikes — signals that Iran's security establishment is pursuing simultaneous tracks: military escalation outward (Khatam Al-Anbiya vow of crushing attacks) and internal political control through executions. Executing protesters while under US military assault contradicts any ceasefire or de-escalation narrative. Source: Times of Israel April 2 live blog (Mizan, Iranian judiciary outlet).
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Iran's judiciary (Mizan): Amirhossein Hatami executed for January protest attack on classified military base. Deputy Chief Khalili: January protest cases 'were finalized and sentences being implemented' — more executions expected. Described as 'biggest crackdown in history of the Islamic Republic.'

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T1Times of Israel April 2 live blog — Iran executes Hatami for January protest military base attack8% reliability