Iran Executes Two Men Publicly for Deadly Attack on Shiraz Shrine

Iran publicly hanged two men, Mohammad Ramez Rashidi and Naeem Hashem Qatali, for their involvement in a shooting at the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz last year, which killed 13 people and was claimed by the Islamic State (IS). The execution took place near the shrine in Fars province. The nationalities of the executed men were not disclosed. In a separate incident, four assailants killed two Iranian policemen in Zahedan, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The area is known for unrest and clashes with Sunni extremists. Public executions are rare in Iran, which has one of the highest execution rates globally.