Iran on Tuesday executed two members of the Islamic State (IS) group after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, according to state television.
The executed men were identified as Mohieddin Abdollahi and Hossein Palani. State media said they were part of an IS cell established after the group's territorial collapse in Iraq and Syria and were allegedly plotting attacks inside Iran.
Authorities said security forces uncovered the group's hideout in the Bamo mountain region near the Iraqi border before the planned attacks could be carried out. The operation left several militants dead, while others were arrested. Three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were also killed during the raid.
Officials said security forces recovered weapons, ammunition and other military equipment from the hideout.
The two men were sentenced to death after being found guilty of armed rebellion. Their executions were carried out by hanging after Iran's Supreme Court upheld the verdicts. The judiciary did not specify where the executions took place.