Colonel in Iran Revolutionary Guard assassinated

A colonel in the powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guards has been shot dead in a rare assassination in Tehran.

Two gunman on a motorbike are reported to have shot Colonel Sayad Khodai five times in a car outside his home.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack, and a manhunt is under way for the gunmen.

It is the biggest security breach in Iran since 2020 when a leading nuclear scientist was killed, the BBC's Middle East Editor Sebastian Usher says. read more