Iran Seizes on Western Inattention with New Round of Executions

After the Iranian government’s execution of three men last week over their participation in anti-regime demonstrations, human-rights advocates and analysts see a broader crackdown underway, made possible by the West’s flagging interest in the nationwide protest movement.

“Tehran is counting on diminished attention and interest in countering its state-sanctioned violence and use of forced confessions against protestors,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies