Iran Feature: Naming the Officials in the Attacks on Karroubi's House and Qoba Mosque

In the five nights before Qods (Palestine) Day on 3 September, the residential complex of opposition cleric Mehdi Karroubi was surrounded by a pro-regime crowd. Violence escalated until, on the fifth night, a group tried to storm Karroubi's apartment. Several people were injured; Karroubi's bodyguard was reported to have been seriously wounded.

On Qods Day, a pro-regime crowd launched an assault on Qoba Mosque in Shiraz, the base of opposition cleric Ayatollah Dastgheib. They entered the mosque, injuring worshippers and forcing the abandonment of services.

Iranian authorities have denied the involvement of any Government forces and/or blamed them on "rogue elements". The head of Iran's national police claims 100 people were identified in the Karroubi attacks but no arrests have been made.

Now Tagheer website, linked to Karroubi, claims that Mohammad Larijani, Governor of Shemiranat country in Tehran Province, was involved in the assault on the Karroubi home. It adds that Larijani was in regular telephone contact with Morteza Tamaddon, Governor of Tehran, reporting on the attacks from the scene.

On the Qoba Mosque front, Arshama3's Blog posts the list from opposition websites of 41 alleged attackers. Of the 41, only Hojatoleslam Voldan has been arrested; he was released on 25 September on bail.

1- Hojatoleslam Alizadeh – Supreme Leader’s representative in the Fajr Army of Fars Province
2 – Hojatoleslam Voldan – Head of Policy-Making Office for Friday Preachers in Fars Province
3 – Hojatoleslam Tajarod – Basiji
4 – Hojatoleslam Azarnia – Basiji
5 – Akbar Aram - member of the Basiji base in Abolfzl Adelabad mosque
6 – Asghar Gharekhani – Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)
7 – Ali Tajik – Retired IRGC
8 – Rasoul Tajarod – Basiji
9 – Akbar Roushanali – Retired IRGC
10 – Kazem Rousta – Responsible for the Martyr Rokni Cultural Center
11 – Colonel Ouji – IRGC
12 – Kohandel – member of the Policy-Making Office for Friday Preachers
13 – Mohammad Mohammad Pour – Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque base
14 - Ali Mardani - Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque base
15 – Siamak Keshavarz – Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque base
16 – Amir Mardani – Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque base
17 – Mehdi Zohd – Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque base
18 – Mohammad Zohd – Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque base
20 – Abdulhamid Aboudi - Commander from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque resistance base
21 – Mohammad Javad Aboudi – Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque resistance base
22 – Amanbakhsh Shahriari – Basiji from Imam Khamenei Abolfazl Mosque resistance base
23 – Hassan Behrouzi – Governor’s office employee
24 - Mehrab Chaghaie – Former commander of the Basiji district 3 base
25 – Hossein Zareh – Basiji
26 – Pourmontazeri – Commander of the Basiji district 3 base
27 – Hassan Jangi – Responsible of the Basiji district 4 base
28 – Amir Mohajedi – Basiji of the district 8 base
29 – Saeed Abedimanesh – Member of the Mesbah Hoda Hosseinyeh
30 – Mohsen Gholami – Member of the Mesbah Hoda Hosseinyeh
31 – Behnam Zare – Guard of Fajr Information Division 19
32 – Abbas Gharekhani - Commander of the Basiji district 2 base
33 – Ali Sadighi – Guard from Basiji district 110 base
34 – Jafar Taghdiri – Responsible for IRGC Verification in Shiraz
35 – Mehdi Firouzabadi - Member of IRGC military training base in Shiraz
36 – Colonel Abdul Karim Rezai – Responsible for Fajr Corps Academy
37 – Aria Bagheri – Bassiji from Khatam ol-Anbia Mosque, Golestan quarter
38 – Colonel Yari -  Commander of Ashura, Imam Hussein battalion
39 – Colonel Paran – Responsible for IRGC physical training corps
40 – Mehdi Bahmani – Son of Sardar Bahmani
41 – Javad Nowroozi – Governor’s office employee