Iran executes 7 militants tied to Israel, cleric's death

Iranian authorities executed six militants and a Kurdish fighter on Saturday over the death of a cleric, according to state news agencies. The Iranian Republic News Agency identified the six as separatist terrorists with connections to Israel. Officials accused the men of conducting armed operations and bombings in Khuzestan province along the Iraqi border. The suspects reportedly admitted to planning sabotage activities that included bomb manufacturing, detonating a fuel station in Khorramshahr, attacking banks with firearms, launching grenades at a military facility, and firing weapons at mosques.