Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4,000 since the West Asia war began, the United Nations said on Wednesday (April 29, 2026).
Since the U.S.-Israeli strikes sparked the war in late February, at least nine people have been executed in connection with the protests that rocked Iran in January 2026, another 10 for alleged membership of opposition groups, and two on spying charges, the U.N.'s rights office OHCHR said.