Efforts by international advocates from the U.S. and other countries to prevent the execution of Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani, a 20-year-old Jewish man from Kermanshah, Iran, have ended in failure.
Ghahremani, convicted of accidentally killing a Muslim man during a dispute about money, was executed by Iranian authorities on Monday after the victim's family refused to accept a $1 million compensation offer, intended to spare his life.
In recent months, negotiators had worked to delay the execution, seeking to persuade the victim's family to pardon Ghahremani in exchange for a large sum of money. While the victim’s father agreed to the offer, his mother insisted on carrying out the death sentence.
Iranian Jewish community in shock
The Jewish community in Iran is devastated by the execution. Some members suspect that the timing of Ghahremani’s execution may be linked to Israel’s unprecedented air raid against Iran last month, believing Tehran may have been unwilling to grant clemency to a Jewish man during such a period of tension.
According to reports from Kermanshah’s court, multiple attempts were made to settle the case through Iran's Council for Dispute Resolution, but no agreement was reached. Ghahremani's legal team had managed to delay the execution several times, but the Iranian Supreme Court ultimately decided to carry out the sentence.
Beyond financial efforts, Jewish communities worldwide held prayers for Ghahremani’s life, including in Israel at the Tomb of Rachel. Despite these efforts, Ghahremani was executed Monday morning.
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