UN Human Rights Chief: Iran Executes 21 Since Start of US-Israel War

Tehran. According to the United Nations Human Rights body ‘UNHCR’, at least 21 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the war with the United States and Israel.

During this period, the ‘UNHCR’ has stated that the Iranian administration has arrested more than 4,000 individuals. UNHCR chief Volker Turk has said that Iran has carried out executions on charges related to national security.

According to the report, 9 of those executed were related to the January 2026 protests. Another 10 were convicted on charges of affiliation with opposition groups, and 2 on espionage charges.

Similarly, it is estimated that more than 4,000 people have been arrested on national security-related issues since February 28. Many of them have been accused of forced disappearances, torture, or inhumane treatment.

Turk has expressed shock at seeing the rights of the Iranian people further violated in a more severe and cruel manner, even amidst the already severe impact of the war, citing a CNN link: Iranian people's rights.