Key facts
- Iran executed Shahram Sadeghi on Sunday over charges related to January protests.
- Sadeghi was convicted of deliberately driving his car into police officers in Karaj.
- Seven officers were injured in the January 8 incident.
- He was sentenced to death and asset confiscation by the Karaj Revolutionary Court.
- The sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court and carried out on Sunday.
Iran executed a man on Sunday over charges stemming from nationwide protests in January, state media reported. The individual, identified as Shahram Sadeghi, was convicted of deliberately driving his car into police officers in the city of Karaj on January 8.