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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"
|years_active = 1960s–1981
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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>https://en.radiofarda.com/a/rights-defender-says-iranian-journalists-face-danger-in-turkey/30588824.html</ref> 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, [[Seyed Ali Khamenei]] and His son [[Mojtaba Khamenei]]. This channel has not been updated since Molavi was killed.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-features-51750465</ref> 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]]