Attack with 'Rebar' on the Car of the Representative from Sabzevar in Front of the Parliament

Two weeks after the shooting at the car of the representative from Shadgan in the parliament, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, April 29, that an individual attacked the car of the representative from Sabzevar with 'rebar' in front of the Islamic Consultative Assembly building. The Tehran police identified the assailant as a 21-year-old young man and announced his arrest. At the same time, the representative from Sabzevar stated that no one was in his car at the time of the attack. Ramadanali Subhani Far, the representative from Sabzevar, told reporters that the assailant broke the car windows with the rebar and said: 'This young man, while holding a very thick and large iron rebar, came towards me and my companions after smashing the car windows, at which point we fled forward.' Subhani Far also mentioned that when the assailant saw us fleeing, he attacked the parliament building, at which point the police quickly arrived and arrested him. Alireza Lotfi, the head of Tehran's security police, also announced the arrest of the suspect to reporters, stating that based on initial investigations and 'the behaviors exhibited by him, it seems he has psychological disorders.' No further details about this attack and the motive of the assailant have been released. This attack comes two weeks after 'unknown individuals' shot at the parked car of Majid Naseri Nejad, the representative from Shadgan, targeting three other vehicles as well. This incident did not result in any casualties, and the governor of Khuzestan announced that the assailants' motive was likely 'personal.' Prior to this, in December of last year, unknown individuals attacked the office of the representative from Kerman and Rawar in the parliament, and according to ILNA news agency, the perpetrators of this attack have been arrested. The attack on the representative from Abadan in the parliament, which was reported on May 28 of last year, was another such incident that involved the assault of this representative. According to Fars news agency, unknown individuals attacked Gholamreza Sharifi, the representative from Abadan, during his visit to electoral headquarters, engaging in a staged fight that led to his assault and that of his companions. Such incidents were less reported before this date, but on July 20, 2016, an attack by four armed individuals on the representative from Islamabad-e Gharb and several provincial managers made headlines. According to ISNA news agency, at that time, Hashmatollah Falahatpisheh, the representative from Islamabad-e Gharb, along with the governor and several provincial officials, encountered a white Peugeot Pars carrying four armed individuals who opened fire on their vehicle. In this incident, the governor's driver was killed, and the governor, the provincial fisheries manager, and another companion were injured. In last year's attack by several members of the Islamic State (ISIS) on the Islamic Consultative Assembly building, no representatives were harmed, but several officers and visitors in the building were killed and injured.