Iran’s judiciary announces executions of Omid Behzad and Pourya Safvat
Iran’s judiciary said Omid Behzad and Pourya Safvat were executed on 3 August 2026 on espionage-related charges; essential details of the proceedings and execution remain undisclosed.
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Iran’s judiciary announced on Monday, 3 August 2026, that the death sentences of Omid Behzad and Pourya Safvat had been carried out. Judiciary-linked media accused the two men of espionage and cooperation with Israel. These are state allegations; HumanInChain does not present them as independently established facts.
The announcement leaves essential information undisclosed: the dates of arrest, the court branch, the execution location, access to independent counsel, defense access to the case file, and the precise appeal history. Kurdpa reported that no public information about either man’s detention or court case had appeared before the executions were announced.
The only images of the two men in wide circulation appear to be frames from an edited state-media confession video. The conditions under which it was recorded are unknown. A televised confession cannot by itself establish a fair trial, free access to counsel, or the truth of the allegations.
This page is a source-linked monitoring digest, not independent confirmation of every claim in the case. HumanInChain will update it if court documents or further independent reporting become available.
The lead image consists of two frames republished from the state-media video. No face was generated, replaced, or reconstructed.