Man accused of setting mosque on fire executed in Iran

Iran executed on Tuesday a man convicted of helping set fire to a major mosque in Tehran and of collaborating with Israel and the US during pre-war protests, Euronews writes, referring to Iran’s judiciary.

The man, identified as Amirali Mirjafari, was put to death on Tuesday after his sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court, according to Mizan, the judiciary’s news agency.

According to official reports, Mirjafari confessed after his arrest to participating in the January protests, damaging public property, and carrying out arson attacks using gasoline-filled bottles.