According to Amnesty International, at least 2,159 executions were carried out in Iran in 2025.

Omissions

• The claim does not mention that the 2,159 figure is a minimum estimate — Amnesty International notes that the true number is likely higher due to underreporting and lack of transparency from Iranian authorities.
• The claim omits that Iran accounted for approximately 80% of all recorded executions globally in 2025 (2,159 out of 2,707 recorded worldwide, excluding China where thousands were carried out but no confirmed figure exists).

Sources

• PrimaryAmnesty InternationalIranian authorities, the main drivers behind the spike, executed at least 2,159 people, more than double its 2024 figure.
• PrimaryAmnesty InternationalThe countries with the highest number of executions were China (1000s), Iran (2,159+), Saudi Arabia (356+), Yemen (51+), USA (47).
• SecondaryAmnesty International USAThe rise in recorded executions was primarily linked to a spike in executions in Iran, where the total reached 2,159, more than doubling the 2024 figure of at least 972.
• SecondaryIran InternationalIranian authorities carried out at least 2,159 executions in 2025, more than double the figure recorded the previous year and by far the largest number of executions recorded in a single country since Amnesty began keeping records.