Intel: Trump joins chorus of Iranians urging halt to imminent political executions

President Donald Trump today joined the online chorus of Iranians warning the government against the imminent execution of three young men sentenced to death after participating in last year’s mass protests against rising gasoline prices.

“Three people have been sentenced to death in Iran for participating in protests,” Trump tweeted in Farsi under the “don’t execute” hashtag. “Their execution is expected at any moment. The execution of these three people sends a deplorable message to the world and should not be done.”

Why it matters:  Iran’s judiciary upheld the death sentences this week against three men in their mid-20s, Saeed Tamjidi, Mohammad Rajabi and Amirhossein Mordai. Despite widespread outcry from human rights groups, Iran has charged them with sabotage, armed robbery and illegally fleeing the country.

Human Rights Watch noted that Iranian courts have “issued or upheld at least four execution sentences since late June.”