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Pro-IRGC Muslim cleric shot dead in southeastern Iran, 'active in fight against Zionism' - report

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IRNA quoted a local governor as saying Gorgij "was active in the fight against divisive elements and Zionism," a description suggesting the cleric was pro-government.

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Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026.
(photo credit: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)
ByREUTERS
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Molavi Yusef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday, the official news agency IRNA reported.

IRNA quoted a local governor as saying Gorgij "was active in the fight against divisive elements and Zionism," a description suggesting the cleric was pro-government.

This is a developing story.

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