Two Iranian Supreme Court judges shot dead in Tehran, judiciary says

Two Judges of the Iranian Supreme Court were shot dead, while a third judge was injured on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Tehran on Saturday, according to the judiciary’s news website Mizan.

The judiciary identified the slain judges as Ayatollahs Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini.

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An Iranian flag flies in a park northwest of Tehran on October 3, 2023. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The gunman later committed suicide shooting at the judges outside the Supreme Court, according to the website.

A bodyguard of one of the judges was also injured in the attack, Iranian media reported.

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The motive for the murder remains unclear.

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Opposition websites have previously said that Moghiseh was involved in trials of people they described as political prisoners.

Reuters contributed to this report.