Mohammad Mehdi Rousta
محمد مهدی روستا
- Age
- 17 (+1 more)
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Shiraz (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Shiraz
- Event
- Lion and Sun Revolution 2026 (+2 more)
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces, with a live bullet to the neck
Biography
Mohammad Mehdi Rousta was a young male from Shiraz, reported to be either 16 or 17 years old. He was killed on January 8, 2026, in Shiraz, three days before his birthday. He died after being shot by Iranian security forces, specifically from a live bullet to the neck.
محمد مهدی روستا، نوجوانی اهل شیراز بود که ۱۶ یا ۱۷ سال سن داشت. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ (۸ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶) در شیراز، سه روز پیش از تولدش، کشته شد. وی بر اثر شلیک مستقیم نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی و اصابت گلوله جنگی به گردن جان باخت.
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Mohammad Rousta, a 17-year-old from Shiraz, who was killed by Islamic Republic security forces three days before his birthday.
A memorial portrait of 17-year-old Mohammad Mehdi Roosta, who was killed in Shiraz on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
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Memorial image of sixteen-year-old Mohammad Mehdi Rosta, who was killed by direct fire from government forces in Shiraz on January 8.
Portrait of 16-year-old Mohammad Mehdi Roosta, who was killed by a live bullet to the neck on January 8, 2026 (18 Dey) in Shiraz.