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Iranian man executed hours after marrying imprisoned girlfriend by phone
Iranian authorities executed Alireza Sepahi hours after he married his girlfriend by phone from prison.
Sepahi, 25, was sentenced to death, while Mahsat Keshani, 22, was serving a prison sentence.
The couple had been arrested during protests against the government in Iran earlier in 2026, according to one account.
Keshani asked for permission to marry before Sepahi’s execution, and officials allowed the ceremony.
They exchanged vows over a prison phone with their fathers listening; the ceremony lasted about nine minutes.
Keshani received a Quran, sweets and a red rose as traditional gifts.
Sepahi was executed after the wedding, but the accounts differ on whether this happened on Sunday or early Monday.
Iranian man Alireza Sepahi was executed hours after marrying his imprisoned girlfriend by telephone, according to DinaMani.
The couple, Sepahi, 25, and Mahsat Keshani, 22, exchanged marriage vows through a prison phone with their fathers present.
Keshani had asked for permission to marry because she feared Sepahi would soon be executed.
Sepahi had been sentenced to death for protesting against the government, while Keshani was sentenced to five years in prison.
The ceremony lasted about nine minutes, according to Top Tamil News.
- Who
- Alireza Sepahi, 25, and his girlfriend Mahsat Keshani, 22.
- What
- They married by telephone while Keshani was in prison; Sepahi was executed hours later.
- When
- The wedding took place on Sunday, and Sepahi was executed early Monday, according to DinaMani.
- Where
- The wedding took place by telephone from a prison in Iran.
- Why
- Keshani sought permission to marry because she feared Sepahi would soon be executed; he had been sentenced to death for protesting against the government.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sepahi and Keshani were arrested during protests against the government, according to DinaMani.
Keshani asked prison officials for permission to marry Sepahi.
The couple exchanged marriage vows by telephone in prison, with their fathers present.
Sepahi was executed, according to DinaMani.
- Sepahi
- 25 years old
- Keshani
- 22 years old
- Wedding
- About nine minutes, according to Top Tamil News
- Keshani’s sentence
- Five years in prison
- Execution
- Early Monday, according to DinaMani
What people are saying
I love Sepahi
Sources
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