Tragic Death of Iranian Teenager Sparks International Mourning

The United States expressed deep sadness over the death of Armita Geravand, a 17-year-old Iranian girl who had been in a coma after an alleged encounter with Iran's morality police for not wearing a hijab in public. The circumstances surrounding the incident were disputed, with a surveillance video showing Geravand being carried from the metro after losing consciousness, while a Kurdish-focused rights group claimed she was critically wounded in a confrontation with the morality police. The Iranian authorities stated that Geravand had fallen and injured her head due to a sudden drop in blood pressure. Geravand's death follows the death of Mahsa Amini, another young Iranian Kurd, which sparked mass protests across the country.