Iran has hanged a convicted rapist and three men found guilty of drug trafficking in the south-western city of Ahvaz. Reporting the hanging, Hardline Kayhan newspaper today identified the convicted rapist only as Gh.F and said he was found guilty of acting against virtue- the charge brought against rapists in the Islamic republic. The newspaper, citing the provincial judiciary, said the three drug traffickers were also identified only by their initials -A.A., H.M. and J.J. The four were executed yesterday in the prison of Ahvaz. According to count based on media reports, the latest hangings bring the number of executions in Iran to at least 167 so far this year. At least 270 people were executed in 2009.