Sunni Friday Imam assassinated by gunmen in Piranshahr, Iran

Mullah Mohammad Nezheti, the Friday Imam of the Sunni region in Piranshahr County, was shot dead by armed motorcyclists. The attack appears sectarian in nature, targeting a religious leader in a predominantly Sunni area of Iran. This could heighten ethnic and sectarian tensions in the region, though the perpetrators and motive remain unconfirmed.