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Since late February 2026, Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4,000 on national security charges amid ongoing military conflict, according to the UN human rights office. The crackdown — marked by expedited Revolutionary Court trials, a record-breaking internet blackout, and disproportionate targeting of ethnic minorities — represents the latest and most intense phase of an escalating pattern of state repression that saw annual executions rise from 267 in 2020 to 1,639 in 2025.