Iranian authorities have sentenced a Jewish man to death and plan to execute him as soon as Monday, sources have informed The Post.
The case has deeply shaken the small Jewish community in the Islamic Republic, prompting concern from Iranian Jewish expatriates and Jewish communities in New York and Israel, who argue that it is a clear case of miscarriage of justice.
Arvin Ghahremani, 20, was at a gym in Kermanshah, a city 500 miles from Tehran, in November 2022 when he was attacked by seven men, one of whom was a 40-year-old debtor, according to Rabbi Danny Yiftach, who translated Iranian court documents for The Post.
Ghahremani was convicted of being an “accomplice to the intentional murder of a Muslim” and for “intentionally inflicting nonfatal injuries.”
He was sentenced to death, a judgment that cannot be appealed, the documents said.
Under Iranian law, Ghahremani could avoid execution if the victim’s family accepts financial compensation. But the family has so far refused, Yiftach said.
Jews are a small minority in Iran, numbering 8,000 out of 88.5 million Iranians.
“There’s a real sense of urgency as we wait to hear about Ghahremani’s fate,” Yiftach said.
