Assassination of Senior Iranian Cleric Sparks Unrest

Ayatollah Abbasali Soleimani, a senior Iranian Shia Muslim cleric and member of the Assembly of Experts, was shot and killed at a bank in Babolsar, Iran. The attacker, a bank security guard, has been arrested and the motive is unclear. Ayatollah Soleimani was one of 88 clerics on the Assembly of Experts, which appoints the Supreme Leader. He was a hardliner who previously served as the personal representative of the current Supreme Leader.