A 45-year-old prisoner, Abasat Alaei, has been executed at a prison in the Iranian city of Ardabil.

Axar.az reports, citing Iranian media, that an informed source said Alaei had been arrested approximately five years ago in connection with a murder case and subsequently sentenced to death by judicial authorities.

"On Monday, November 9, he was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution," the source said.

As of the time of publication, the execution had not been officially confirmed by prison authorities or other relevant institutions.

Meanwhile, two more prisoners were executed on the same charge at prisons in the cities of Kermanshah and Behshahr.