Today, October 29, Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German dual citizen previously convicted of “spreading corruption on earth,” was executed, as reported by Mizan, the judiciary’s news agency. The report did not specify where the execution took place but stated that it was carried out at dawn.
In March 2023, Tehran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced Sharmahd to death on charges that included “spreading corruption on earth through planning and directing terrorist actions.” The Supreme Court upheld this sentence in April 2023. Sharmahd’s trial was conducted in Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolqasem Salavati, with proceedings taking place in both civil and criminal courts.
Previously, official reports, citing a security source, announced the Ministry of Intelligence’s arrest of an individual allegedly connected to a political group. Without identifying Sharmahd by name, the source referred to the individual as “Masmatos,” reportedly the second-in-command of the “Thunder” (Tondar) group. Shortly afterward, the Ministry of Intelligence confirmed Sharmahd’s arrest, describing him as a key member of Tondar.
Sharmahd’s daughter, Ghazaleh, had stated that the family’s chosen lawyer was denied access to the case, her father was held in solitary confinement, and he had been forced to sign documents under duress.
In 2006, Fereydoun (Faroud) Fouladvand, the founder of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, disappeared along with two associates in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Following this, Sharmahd claimed partial leadership of the group, although Rosita Montazeri, the then-spokesperson for the Assembly, disputed his leadership role.
Born in 1955, Jamshid Sharmahd held dual Iranian-German citizenship and resided in the United States.