Iran International:

Two Supreme Court judges were shot dead in Tehran on Saturday, state media reported, in a rare deadly attack on senior officials which remains largely unexplained.

Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, both clerics, were named as the victims. Initially, reports suggested that a third judge had been targeted, but this was later denied by the Judiciary.

State media added that the assailant committed suicide after the shooting.

IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported that the attacker was a staff member responsible for refreshments at Iran's judiciary headquarters who used a handgun in the attack.

The Judiciary Media Center, however, issued a different account regarding the incident suggesting the assailant entered from outside.

"This morning, an armed infiltrator at the Supreme Court carried out a premeditated assassination targeting two brave and experienced judges renowned for their fight against crimes against national security, espionage, and terrorism."

"As a result of this terrorist act, two dedicated and revolutionary judges—steadfast in their defense of public security—were killed."

Iran's Supreme Court counts dozens of judges among its ranks.

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