The United States on Thursday called Iran's first execution over ongoing protests a "grim escalation" and vowed that the clerical regime would be held to account.
"The execution of Mohsen Shekari represents a grim escalation in the regime's attempt to suppress dissent and quash these protests," said State Department spokesman Ned Price.
Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security advisor, meanwhile warned on Twitter that the United States "will hold the Iranian regime accountable for the brutal violence it's committing against its own people."
