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Iran Executes 6 Death-Row Inmates It Alleges Carried Out Attacks On Behalf Of Israel

Iran separately put to death another inmate Saturday, it accused of killing a Sunni cleric in 2009 in Iran's Kurdistan province, among other crimes.

Dubai: Iran executed six death-row inmates Saturday, it alleged carried out attacks in the country’s oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel, the latest prisoners to be put to death in a wave of executions believed to be the highest in decades.

The executions follow the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June, which ended with Tehran vowing it would target its enemies at home and abroad. However, activists warn Iran often relies on coerced confessions and closed-door trials in its death penalty cases, particularly those involving

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