Iran executes 2 Islamic State members convicted of armed rebellion

Iran executed two Islamic State members, Mohieddin Abdollahi and Hossein Palani, convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic. The men were part of an IS cell formed after the group's territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria, which planned attacks in Iran. Iranian security forces discovered the cell's hideout near the Iraqi border, leading to an operation where militants and Revolutionary Guard members were killed, and weapons were seized.