Khamenei pardons more than 100 Iranian prisoners.

Iran's supreme leader announced an amnesty on the anniversary of the liberation of the city of Khorramshahr during the Iran-Iraq war, according to a statement on the website of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The head of Iran's judiciary, Sadiq Amoli Larijani, on the occasion of the liberation of Khorramshahr appealed to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom he asked for pardons and reductions of terms for 102 prisoners and former military personnel, and the supreme leader signed a decree, Trend news agency reports.

Iran's constitution gives the right to grant pardons to convicted persons on the recommendation of the chief of the judicial system.