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IRGC Blames Kurdish Separatists in Cleric Killing

9/10/2026

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  • IRGC blamed “Zionist-American Kurdish separatist groups” for killing Sunni cleric Mamosta Mohammad Nezhati in West Azerbaijan.
  • IRGC said the attack involved multiple armed men on motorcycles targeting Nezhati.
  • IRGC and IRNA claimed the killing aimed to create Sunni-Shia rifts and undermine provincial security.
  • The killing follows the murder of Sunni cleric Molavi Mohammad Anvar Rigi, which IRGC said also aimed to undermine security.