Police Confirm: A 35-Year-Old Cleric in Tehran 'Was Run Over'

One day after conflicting reports about the attack on the second cleric in the last twenty-four hours, the Islamic Republic police confirmed that he was 'run over' in western Tehran. According to domestic media, Tehran police stated that 'a 35-year-old cleric' was 'run over by a car' in the 'Boulevard Marzaran' area of Tehran at 9 AM on Wednesday, 6th of Ordibehesht. After parking his personal vehicle, he was 'run over' by a passenger car. According to statements from Islamic Republic law enforcement officials, the driver, who 'intentionally' dragged this Shiite cleric 'on the hood of the car for a long distance,' immediately 'fled the scene.' Images of this incident have also been shared on social media. On the same day, Abbasali Soleimani, a former representative of Ali Khamenei in Sistan and Baluchestan province and a member of the Assembly of Experts, was shot dead in a bank in Babolsar, Mazandaran province. According to the latest reports from Islamic Republic law enforcement sources, as of the time of this report, the 'driver of the car' involved in the Boulevard Marzaran incident has not been arrested, and the police have merely stated that he is 'being pursued.' In recent months, especially after the bloody crackdown on the movement known as 'Women, Life, Freedom,' which included demands for the repeal of restrictive Sharia laws and a change in the religious government in various cities in Iran, reactions to the presence of Shiite clerics in public places have become sensitive. The body of Abbasali Soleimani, a member of the Assembly of Experts, was transferred after his assassination in Babolsar.