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|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"
|years_active = 1960s–1981
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'''Massoud Molavi Vardanjani''' (April 17, 1986–14 November 2019) was a former member of the [[Revolutionary Guards]]' intelligence branch. He was assassinated by the [[Iranian Ministry of Intelligence]] in [[Turkey]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-52076002</ref> his telegram channel, Black Box, revealing confidential information about the financial corruption and crimes of the Islamic Republic's intelligence agencies. Two Iranian diplomats were involved in the assassination, and the Iranian consulate in Turkey was the headquarters of the operation.<ref>https://news.trust.org/item/20200327201312-k2k1h</ref><ref>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</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>https://thearabweekly.com/us-accuses-tehran-being-directly-involved-killing-iranian-dissident-turkey</ref> The team was later arrested by Turkish police.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-security-arrest-turkey-int-idUSKBN28O1HD</ref>
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[[:Category:People from Isfahan]]
[[:Category:Arizona State University alumni]]
[[:Category:Assassinated Iranian people]]