Iran issues first death sentence over anti-government protests

A revolutionary court in Tehran has issued a death sentence for an Iranian man accused of “enmity against god”, which if confirmed would be the first such sentence linked to mass protests in January, a source close to the man’s family told Reuters.

The source told Reuters on Tuesday that Iran’s judiciary had not yet announced the sentence against the man, Mohammad Abbasi, and that Iran’s Supreme Court was yet to uphold it.

Abbasi was accused of killing a security officer, an allegation his family denied, the source said.

During the unrest, US President Donald Trump warned Tehran that he could order military action if it carried out executions.