Iran has hanged a convicted rapist in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the ISNA news agency reported on Monday.
The man, identified by his initials of A.S., was sent to the gallows for raping the wife of an acquaintance after tricking her into letting him into her home. No additional information was given.
The latest hanging bring to 125 the number of executions reported in Iran so far in 2011, according to an AFP count based on media and official reports.
Iranian media reported 179 hangings last year. But international human rights groups say the actual number was much higher, making the Islamic republic second only to China in the number of people it put to death.
Iran says the death penalty is essential to maintain law and order, and that it is applied only after exhaustive judicial proceedings.