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{{Infobox person
|name         = Massoud Molavi Verdanjani
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|birth_date   = April 17, 1986
|birth_place  = [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]]
|death_date   = Nov. 14, 2019 (aged 34)
|death_place  = [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
|death_cause  = Assassination by 11 bullets
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|nationality  = [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]]
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|occupation   = Former member of Iran's intelligence agencies, revealer of confidential information in his personal channel called "Black Box"
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'''Massoud Molavi Vardanjani''' (April 17, 1986–14 November 2019) was a former member of the [[Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.radiofarda.com/a/rights-defender-says-iranian-journalists-face-danger-in-turkey/30588824.html|title=Rights Defender Says Iranian Journalists Face Danger In Turkey|website=RFE/RL}}</ref> He was assassinated by the [[Iranian Ministry of Intelligence]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-52076002|title=رویترز: دستور قتل مسعود مولوی در ترکیه را دو مامور اطلاعاتی ایران صادر کردند|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> his [[telegram]] channel, Black Box, revealing confidential information about the financial corruption and crimes of the Islamic Republic's intelligence agencies, [[Seyed Ali Khamenei]] and His son [[Mojtaba Khamenei]]. This channel has not been updated since Molavi was killed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-features-51750465|title=مستند بی‌بی‌سی فارسی؛'ترور' دانشمندان هسته‌ای؛ آمران و عاملان کیستند؟|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Two Iranian diplomats were involved in the assassination, and the Iranian consulate in Turkey was the headquarters of the operation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200327201312-k2k1h</ref><ref>/|title=EXCLUSIVE-Iranian diplomats instigated killing of dissident in Istanbul, Turkish officials say|first=Thomson Reuters|last=Foundation|website=news.trust.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF/a-51457810|title=پنج نفر در استانبول در رابطه با قتل مسعود مولوی دستگیر شدند &#124; DW &#124; 28.11.2019|first=Deutsche|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|website=DW.COM}}</ref> U.S. Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] said the United States believes that the same group behind the assassination of Massoud Molavi was previously responsible for the multiple killings of dissidents in Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thearabweekly.com/us-accuses-tehran-being-directly-involved-killing-iranian-dissident-turkey|title=US accuses Tehran of being ‘directly involved’ in the killing of Iranian dissident in Turkey &#124; AW staff|website=AW}}</ref> The team was later arrested by Turkish police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-security-arrest-turkey-int-idUSKBN28O1HD|title=Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident - police|first=Reuters|last=Staff|date=December 14, 2020|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>
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[[:Category:People from Isfahan]]
[[:Category:Arizona State University alumni]]
[[:Category:Assassinated Iranian people]]

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