US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price made statements about the executions in Iran at the daily press conference held at the ministry. Saying that the executions in Iran were done to intimidate the public, and shows that the Iranian government was afraid of the people, Price condemned the executions,

23-year-old Mecidrza Rahnavard, who was sentenced to death for killing 2 Besic members of the Revolutionary Guards militia and wounding 4 during the protests in Iran, was publicly executed in the city of Mashhad. Another 23-year-old male, Muhsin Şikari, was executed on 8 December.