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Iranian protester executed after final call with his father

Alireza Raisi, 21, told his father "don't cry, dad" during their final call before being hanged by Iranian authorities for protesting.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:26 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Iranian protester shared heartbreaking final call with sobbing father before he was executed: ‘Don’t cry, dad’”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 3:26 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Iranian.

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New York PostIranian protester shared heartbreaking final call with sobbing father before he was executed: ‘Don’t cry, dad’

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA heartbreaking story out of Iran this afternoon.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlireza Raisi, a twenty-one-year-old protester, was executed after a final phone call with his father, according to the New York Post.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe paper reports his father could do little but sob on the line, and that Alireza told him, don't cry, dad.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOfficials in Iran have not been quoted in the report we have.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt is another sign of how hard the crackdown on protesters has been, and the details here are very hard to hear.