The Islamic Regime security forces allegedly shot and killed a football enthusiast last night after he cheered Iran’s World Cup loss to the United States.
The authorities allegedly shot 27-year-old Mehran Samak in the head in the eastern Iranian city of Anzali after he honked his car horn to celebrate the Iranian national team’s 1-0 defeat.
A member of Iran’s security forces approached Samak and his fiancée’s car as they were seated inside when the football fan was shot in the head, according to Iran International. After being rushed to the hospital, he passed away an hour later.
Samak had joined dozens of other Iranians across the nation who were expressing growing resentment toward the Islamic Regime while celebrating the national team’s defeat by the United States.
The outcome of the game was interpreted by many as a win over the Iranian government, which has repressed months-long nationwide demonstrations by the Islamic Republic.
Football supporters in the Kurdish region of Iran lit fireworks and blared their horns early on Wednesday to celebrate their team’s loss.
Some protesters yelled, “Death to the tyrant,” referring to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
At least 300 people have been killed in the country’s western Kurdish region’s particularly violent protests and bloody reaction by security forces.
The protests started in September after Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, died while in the morality police’s care in Tehran, the country’s capital.