A State Department spokesperson said the US "strongly condemns" the violence and executions the Iranian government is using on protesting citizens. <br /><br /> Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country's theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others.<br /><br />The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard came less than a month after he allegedly fatally stabbed two members of a paramilitary force after purportedly becoming angry about the security force's killing of protesters.<br />» USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.<br /><br />#Iran #Protest #MahsaAmini<br />
