{"id":353753,"date":"2026-06-18T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tightening-the-grip-how-irans-crackdown-never-stopped\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:00:40","slug":"tightening-the-grip-how-irans-crackdown-never-stopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tightening-the-grip-how-irans-crackdown-never-stopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Tightening the grip: How Iran&#8217;s crackdown never stopped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/A0fKXvdBC3E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tightening the grip: How Iran's crackdown never stopped\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A0fKXvdBC3E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Human rights organisations say Iran has carried out dozens of politically motivated executions during the conflict, in what critics describe as an attempt to spread fear and suppress dissent.<\/p>\n<p>Among the cases drawing international attention is that of Nasser Bakarzada, a 26-year-old Kurdish phone shop worker accused of spying for Israel. <\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s International Correspondent John Sparks reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #iran #middleeast #humanrights #iranprotests <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human rights organisations say Iran has carried out dozens of politically motivated executions during the conflict, in what critics describe as an attempt to spread fear and suppress dissent. 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