Assassination of Senior Iranian Cleric Sparks Unrest.
Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, a senior Iranian cleric and member of the Assembly of Experts, was assassinated by a single assailant in a bank in Babolsar, Iran's northern province of Mazandaran. The motive behind the attack is unknown, and authorities have arrested a suspect at the scene. The assassination comes at a time of continued unrest in Iran.