IRAN - Walid Hassani and Shahram Babanzadeh executed in Shiraz on October 18

October 18, 2026 - IRAN. Walid Hassani and Shahram Babanzadeh executed in Shiraz on October 18

Walid Hassani, 33, a Lor from Masjed Soleyman, and Shahram Babanzadeh, 30, a Kurdish car mechanic from Bojnurd, were executed at Adelabad Prison (in Shiraz) on October 18. Hassani had been arrested two years earlier and Babanzadeh three years earlier, both on drug-related charges.

Iranian state media have not reported the executions.