List of Iranian assassinations

List of Iranian assassinations refers to a list of alleged and confirmed assassinations, reported to have been conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran and previously by the Pahlavi regime. It includes attempts on notable persons who were reported to have been specifically targeted by the various Iranian security and intelligence, most notably Kurdish dissidents of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran in 1980s and 1990s. Prior to the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, the Organization of Intelligence and National Security also allegedly performed a number of political motivated assassinations against dissidents and opposition leaders.

By Pahlavi regime (1953-1979)

Date	Place	Target	Description	Action	Killer
August 12, 1970	Iraq	General Teymur Bakhtiar	Former founder of SAVAK.	Shot with a pistol.	Alleged SAVAK operation.
June 29, 1976	Iran	Hamid Ashraf	Leader of OIPFG.	Shot.	A SAVAK operation.

By the Islamic Republic of Iran

Date	Place	Target	Description	Action	Killer
July 13, 1989	Vienna, Austria	Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou	Head of the PDKI	Shot from short range during meeting with Iranian diplomats	Suspected Iranian agents
July 13, 1989	Vienna, Austria	Abdullah Ghaderi Azar	Assistant to the Head of PDKI	Shot from short range during meeting with Iranian diplomats	Suspected Iranian agents
September 17, 1992	Berlin, Germany	Sadegh Sharafkandi	Head of the PDKI	Assassinated in the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin	Kazem Darabi, an Iranian resident in Berlin; Abdolraham Banihashemi, an Iranian intelligence officer; and Lebanese Abbas Hossein Rhayel.
September 17, 1992	Berlin, Germany	Fattah Abdoli	One of the leaders of the PDKI	Assassinated in the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin	Kazem Darabi, an Iranian resident in Berlin; Abdolraham Banihashemi, an Iranian intelligence officer; and Lebanese Abbas Hossein Rhayel.
September 17, 1992	Berlin, Germany	Homayoun Ardalan	One of the leaders of the PDKI	Assassinated in the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin	Kazem Darabi, an Iranian resident in Berlin; Abdolraham Banihashemi, an Iranian intelligence officer; and Lebanese Abbas Hossein Rhayel.
September 17, 1992	Berlin, Germany	Nouri Dehkordi	Translator, working for the PDKI	Assassinated in the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin	Kazem Darabi, an Iranian resident in Berlin; Abdolraham Banihashemi, an Iranian intelligence officer; and Lebanese Abbas Hossein Rhayel.

See also

• Targeted Killing in International Law