Masih Alinejad says Iran hanged 19-year-old Erfan Esfandiari for sheltering protesters

Masih Alinejad says Iran hanged 19-year-old Erfan Esfandiari for sheltering protesters

Trump the Iranian-American activist said the teenager was one of 12 defendants in the Alikhani Square case in Isfahan, arrested during the January 2026 uprising.

Richard Miniter
First Published: July 20, 2026, 5:46 AM ETUpdates (1): July 20, 2026, 5:46 AM ET

— Iran executed a 19-year-old for sheltering protesters, an exiled Iranian-American activist said in a widely shared post.