TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday hanged two men convicted of ransacking and burning a mosque during anti-government protests that shook the country in December and January.

Since war broke out with Israel and the United States in February, Iran has ramped up executions, with many of the convicts hanged over the earlier protests.

“Mehrdad Mohammadinia and Ashkan Maleki, the main perpetrators of the arson attack and destruction of a mosque, were hanged this morning,” Iran’s judiciary announced through its Mizan news agency.

The report did not specify the date of their arrest or trial.

At the end of December, a protest movement in Iran, sparked by anger over living costs, quickly broadened into widespread anti-government demonstrations.

The movement culminated on January 8 with huge protests that caused widespread damage. Authorities reacted with a brutal crackdown that left thousands of people........

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