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Day 151 of the WarTuesday, July 28, 2026

Day 151 — Isfahan Hangs Two January Protesters in Public as Crowds Gather; an IRGC Missile Salvo at U.S. Forces Is Intercepted

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Hanged in Public — Two January Protesters Executed at Alikhani Square

Iran
  • The regime publicly executed Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi in Isfahan, Babak Taghvaee reports; state media accused them over the deaths of four police officers during the January 8 protests, but RadioFarda notes their trial, access to lawyers, and confessions cannot be independently verified.source
  • Residents and the prisoners' families gathered at Alikhani Square trying to stop the hangings; Taghvaee reports Basij, IRGC, and special units with motorcycles, armored vehicles, and heavy weapons were deployed, with internet disruptions across parts of the city.source
  • Opposition claims relayed by Eli Afriat say the Basij used heavy machine guns against protesters at the scene and that internet access was cut in Isfahan — unverified reports that raise fears of casualties.source
  • Alireza Sepahi, who was reportedly due to hang alongside his cousin, suffered a heart attack during transfer and is hospitalized under guard at Isfahan's Al-Zahra hospital; families of four more defendants — Ghaem Hosseini, Amirhossein Maleki, Ali Dashti, Shervin Bagheri — were summoned for final visits, per LiveIranNews.source

Death Row Beyond Isfahan — Hunger Strikes, a Worker's Plea, a Switched Body

  • Iran International says the two Isfahan hangings push the number of protesters executed since the start of the 40-day war past forty, while Reza Pahlavi warns at least eight more detainees in the case remain in immediate danger and calls on the world to act.source
  • Per HRANA and the Iran Human Rights Society, cited by RadioFarda, death-row prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel Hesar prison marked the 15th straight day of a hunger strike and sit-in against the resumption of executions.source
  • Ahad Shokouhian, a 38-year-old flower-market worker sentenced to death three times by Judge Iman Afshari of Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court, pleaded his innocence in an audio file from Ghezel Hesar and asked rights defenders for help, Iran International reports.source
  • The bodies of two January uprising victims, 17-year-old Amirali Heydari of Kermanshah and Soroush Karami, both shot in the face, were exhumed and relocated after it emerged security agents had handed one family the other's body, per Mamlekate.source

A Surprise Missile Salvo at U.S. Forces — All Intercepted

US / Coalition
  • CENTCOM says that at 5:45 p.m. ET, IRGC forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces in the Middle East; all were intercepted and U.S. forces remain at a high state of readiness.source
  • Axios, cited by Iran International, reports the missiles were aimed at a U.S. base in Jordan; Open Source Intel shared a preliminary image of a debris impact at Muwaffaq Al Salti Air Base.source
  • CENTCOM says more than 20 ships across the region enforce the blockade and, as of July 28, 18 commercial vessels have been redirected; Open Source Intel argues the blockade, not strikes, is what is choking the regime, citing a daily gasoline deficit of about 20 million liters.source

Carving Up Hormuz — Oman's Plan Meets Tehran's Tolls

Gulf & Naval
  • Reuters reports Oman has proposed a joint regional mechanism for Hormuz funded by voluntary fees and modeled on the Strait of Malacca, backed by regional states, under which Iran would not hold exclusive control, per Iran International.source
  • Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran rejected an Omani plan splitting transit routes 50-50 and instead proposed a temporary arrangement routing traffic through Iranian waters, adding that Iran's goal in the Strait is 'both to exercise sovereignty and to earn money.'source
  • Gharibabadi also said any European warship approaching Hormuz would be a 'legitimate target,' that Iran opposed Oman's idea of bringing in a country to clear mines from the southern section, and that Tehran is talking only to Oman, not the U.S., per Iran International.source
  • Responding to Trump's pledge to compensate damaged ships from Iran's frozen assets, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters spokesman warned that any company or country accepting such funds will no longer be allowed to transit the Strait, per Open Source Intel.source

Pahlavi Sees Regime Change Near as Tehran Files Indictments Against Trump

  • Reza Pahlavi told Reuters 'we're very close to regime change,' saying the regime is at its weakest in 47 years, per Open Source Intel.source
  • Tehran prosecutor Ali Salehi said 140 war-related cases have produced indictments — 74 concerning the U.S. government, led by Donald Trump, and 23 concerning Israel, led by Netanyahu — on charges including 'corruption on earth' and murder, Iran International reports.source
  • Speaking in Michigan, Trump said the U.S. is 'winning by a landslide' against the Islamic Republic and will never let it acquire nuclear weapons, RadioFarda reports.source
  • The Telegraph reports people linked to Iran's intelligence services have been intercepted trying to reach the UK in small boats across the Channel, with Iranian smugglers claiming IRGC elements control parts of the routes, per Visegrád 24.source

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