Iran Executes Two More Prisoners Over Anti-Regime Protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : The executions come at a sensitive time as Iranians prepare to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of 176 people aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, a passenger jet that was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shortly after take-off near Tehran.
35% : According to Mizan, the incident happened near the city of Karaj, west of the capital Tehran, after security forces clashed with protesters during a traditional ceremony to mark the 40th day since the death of a young woman who rights groups say was killed in the government's crackdown on protests.
32% : The plane's downing came hours after Iran attacked a US air base in Iraq in retaliation for the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
23% : Soleimani was killed in a drone attack near Baghdad on the order of then-US President Donald Trump.

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