2025 assassination of Iranian Supreme Court judges
| Supreme Court of Iran shooting | |
|---|---|
The inside of the Supreme Court of Iran | |
| Location | Supreme Court of Iran, Tehran, Iran |
| Coordinates | 35°40′54″N 51°25′08″E / 35.6816°N 51.4189°E |
| Date | 18 January 2025 10 a.m. (IRST) |
| Target | Judges |
Attack type | Mass shooting, assassination, murder–suicide, stabbing |
| Weapons | Handgun, knife |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 2 |
| Victims | Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh |
| Motive | Under investigation |
On 18 January 2025, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh, two senior Sharia judges, were shot to death at the Courthouse of Tehran which is where the Supreme Court of Iran is located in.[1] The attack also injured another judge and a bodyguard. The perpetrator committed suicide soon after the shooting.[2]
In a message, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei offered his condolences for the “martyrdom” of both judges.[3] President Masoud Pezeshkian said the "terrorist and cowardly" act must be followed up quickly by security forces and law enforcement.[2]
References
- ↑ "Two Iranian Supreme Court judges shot dead in rare Tehran attack".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Two Supreme Court judges killed in Tehran shooting attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ↑ Khamenei, Sayyid Ali (January 18, 2025). "Leader's message of condolence following martyrdom of two eminent judges". Khamenei.ir.