In a shocking admission that confirms long-standing accusations by the Iranian Resistance, a senior official of Iran’s regime has publicly acknowledged that security forces executed wounded protesters during the nationwide uprising of January 2026. The revelation comes as the regime struggles to contain a volatile society that has shifted from economic grievances to open calls for regime change.

The “Coup de Grâce”: A State Crime Confirmed

On February 19, Javad Tajik, the CEO of the Behesht Zahra Organization (Tehran’s main cemetery), held a press conference where he confirmed the “coup de grâce”—the practice of delivering a final, fatal shot to the wounded—was widely used during the suppression of the January protests.

While Tajik attempted to deflect blame by attributing these execution-style killings to “terrorists” and “armed individuals,” his data painted a harrowing picture of state brutality. He admitted that over 70 percent of the bodies received by the morgue bore evidence of close-range finishing shots.

“Terrorists and those who were armed must have delivered the coup de grâce to the people, shooting more than 70 percent of the bodies,” Tajik claimed, a narrative that contradicts eyewitness accounts and medical reports.

Independent reports and testimony from families tell a different story. Many of the martyrs were targeted even while receiving medical attention or after being incapacitated. Families have reported finding their loved ones in morgues days after they were injured, bearing distinct signs of execution shots. Among the victims was Sam Afshari, whose face was shattered by a secondary shot, and Abolfazl Vahidi, a 13-year-old child.

Tajik also revealed that Behesht Zahra........

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