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        },
        {
            "name": "Homa Mirafshar dead at age 89, Iranian poet",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/homa-mirafshar",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 89,
            "death_date": "2026-06-02",
            "reported_date": "2026-06-02",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homa_Mirafshar"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jamshid Gharajedaghi dead at age 88, Iranian-American business theorist",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jamshid-gharajedaghi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [
                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "kayhanlife.com",
                    "url": "https://kayhanlife.com/in-memoriam/jamshid-gharajedaghi-social-systems-scientist-and-educator-dies-at-88/",
                    "relationship": "confirms death",
                    "title": "Jamshid Gharajedaghi, Social Systems Scientist and Educator, Dies at 88"
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            ],
            "age": 88,
            "death_date": "2026-05-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-30",
            "published_at": "2026-05-30T16:03:27+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Jamshid Gharajedaghi, Iranian-American business theorist.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshid_Gharajedaghi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Parviz Ghelichkhani dead at age 80, Iranian footballer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/parviz-ghelichkhani",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 80,
            "death_date": "2026-05-23",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-23",
            "published_at": "2026-05-23T00:00:00+01:00",
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                "iranian footballer",
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            "nationality": [
                "France",
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Parviz Ghelichkhani, Iranian footballer.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parviz_Ghelichkhani"
        },
        {
            "name": "Abdollah Movahed Iranian wrestler, Olympic champion, heart attack dead at age 86",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abdollah-movahed",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-04-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-30",
            "published_at": "2026-04-30T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Abdollah Movahed, the Iranian wrestler and 1968 Olympic champion, died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 86 of a heart attack. Movahed competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics, winning gold in 1968. He also served as Iran’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the 1970 Asian Games and won a gold medal there a few days later.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Abdollah_Movahed.jpg",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdollah_Movahed",
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                "label": "Heart attack",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-attack"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Heydar Abbasi dead at age 83, Iranian poet",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/heydar-abbasi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [
                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "kayhan.ir",
                    "url": "https://kayhan.ir/en/news/149664/heydar-abbasi-polymath-of-iranian-arts-and-letters-dies-at-83",
                    "relationship": "confirms death",
                    "title": "Heydar Abbasi, Polymath of Iranian Arts and Letters, Dies at 83"
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            ],
            "age": 83,
            "death_date": "2026-04-29",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-29",
            "published_at": "2026-04-29T16:31:47+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Heydar Abbasi, Iranian poet.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Abbasi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Enayatollah Atashi Iranian basketball coach and commentator dead at age 81",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/enayatollah-atashi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 81,
            "death_date": "2026-04-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-28",
            "published_at": "2026-04-28T00:00:00+01:00",
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                "journalists"
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            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Enayatollah Atashi, an Iranian basketball coach and commentator, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 81. He coached the Iranian national basketball team and worked as a basketball commentator for IRIB Varzesh and IRIB TV3, two Iranian television channels. Atashi was born on August 6, 1946, in Jahrom. He was also the father of Mehrad Atashi, an Iranian professional basketball player.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enayatollah_Atashi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi dead at age 78, judge and politician",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hossein-mousavi-tabrizi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [
                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "irib-news.ir",
                    "url": "https://www.irib-news.ir/fa/news/5762477/درگذشت-آیت‌الله-سیدحسین-موسوی-تبریزی",
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                    "title": "درگذشت آیت‌الله سیدحسین موسوی تبریزی"
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            "age": 78,
            "death_date": "2026-04-12",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-12",
            "published_at": "2026-04-12T16:51:21+01:00",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein_Mousavi_Tabrizi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Kamal Kharazi public figure dead at age 82",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kamal-kharazi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 82,
            "death_date": "2026-04-09",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-09",
            "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Kharazi"
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        {
            "name": "Majid Khademi Iranian general and intelligence officer, head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization, airstrike dies",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/majid-khademi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "death_date": "2026-04-06",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-06",
            "published_at": "2026-04-06T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Majid Khademi died on April 6, 2026, in an airstrike. He was an Iranian general and intelligence officer who served as head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization from 2025. No further details were provided about the circumstances of his death.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Majid_Khademi.jpg",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majid_Khademi",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Yazdan Mir Iranian intelligence operative, commander of Unit 840, airstrike dies",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yazdan-mir",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "death_date": "2026-04-06",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-06",
            "published_at": "2026-04-06T00:00:00+01:00",
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            ],
            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Yazdan Mir, an Iranian intelligence operative and commander of Unit 840, died on April 6, 2026, after Israel announced he had been killed in airstrikes in Tehran. Also known by the aliases Sardar Bagheri and Asghar Bagheri, he was identified as a high-ranking member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and a senior official within Iran's Intelligence Organization. According to the information provided, Mir led Unit 840, a secretive division involved in foreign operations, intelligence gathering, recruitment, and planning targeted killings outside Iran.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazdan_Mir",
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                "label": "Airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Makram Azimi Iranian missile commander, airstrike dies",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/makram-azimi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "death_date": "2026-04-03",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-03",
            "published_at": "2026-04-03T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Makram Azimi died on April 3, 2026, in an airstrike. He was identified as an Iranian missile commander. No further details about his life or service were provided.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makram_Azimi",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Jamshid Eshaghi public figure dead at age 64",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jamshid-eshaghi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 64,
            "death_date": "2026-03-31",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-31",
            "published_at": "2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Jamshid Eshaghi, an Iranian brigadier general who served as chief of the Office of Budget and Financial Affairs within the Armed Forces General Staff, died on March 31, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ahvaz, Iran, on July 7, 1961, Eshaghi held a senior financial post in the military’s top command, where he was responsible for managing military finances and budgets.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Jamshid_Eshaghi.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshid_Eshaghi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Alireza Tangsiri Iranian naval officer, commander of the IRGC Navy, airstrike dead at age 63",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/alireza-tangsiri",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 63,
            "death_date": "2026-03-26",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-26",
            "published_at": "2026-03-26T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Alireza Tangsiri, an Iranian naval officer and commander of the IRGC Navy since 2018, died on March 26, 2026, after suffering serious injuries in the 2026 Iran war. He was born in 1962 and served as a naval brigade commander during the Iran-Iraq War. Tangsiri later headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy’s 1st Naval District in Bandar Abbas. In September 2007, he said that if the United States were \"to clash with us, we would chase them even to the Gulf of Mexico.\"",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Tangsiri",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Saeed Shamghadri Academic dies",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/saeed-shamghadri",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "death_date": "2026-03-23",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-23",
            "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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                "scientists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Saeed Shamghadri, an Iranian academic and associate professor of control engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology, died on March 23, 2026, in an airstrike at his private residence in North Tehran. He was an expert on military missiles. During the 2026 Iran war, he was killed with his family.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeed_Shamghadri",
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                "label": "Airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Timeline of the 2026 Iran war Iranian Basij Shiraz commander, airstrike dies",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/timeline-of-the-2026-iran-war",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "death_date": "2026-03-21",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-21",
            "published_at": "2026-03-21T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Timeline of the 2026 Iran war, described as an Iranian Basij Shiraz commander, died on March 21, 2026, in an airstrike. The war timeline covers the period since Feb. 28, 2026, and remains ongoing. According to the provided context, U.S. and partner forces began airstrikes against Iran, with explosions reported in several cities, including Qom, Kermanshah, Isfahan, Karaj and Tehran.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Mortazavi-Nasb",
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                "label": "Airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike"
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        },
        {
            "name": "Ali Mohammad Naini Iranian brigadier general, airstrike dead at age 68",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ali-mohammad-naini",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 68,
            "death_date": "2026-03-20",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-20",
            "published_at": "2026-03-20T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Ali Mohammad Naini, an Iranian military officer and spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on March 20, 2026. He was 69. Naini served as the IRGC’s spokesperson from 2024 until his death. A veteran with four decades of service, he participated in the Iran–Iraq War and held senior roles including the IRGC’s cultural deputy and the Basij’s cultural and social deputy. He succeeded Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif as IRGC spokesperson, an appointment made by Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami. He was also regarded as one of the IRGC’s leading experts in psychological warfare, soft power and cognitive warfare.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Ali_Mohammad_Naini.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mohammad_Naini"
        },
        {
            "name": "Aref Iranian pop singer dead at age 84",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/aref-singer",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 84,
            "death_date": "2026-03-20",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-20",
            "published_at": "2026-03-20T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Aref Arefkia, the Iranian pop singer and actor known professionally as Aref, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Tehran on August 10, 1941, he was active from 1963 to 2026. He was known by the mononym Aref and also romanized as Āref.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Aref_singer.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aref_(singer)"
        },
        {
            "name": "Saleh Mohammadi Iranian wrestler, execution by hanging dead at age 19",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/saleh-mohammadi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 19,
            "death_date": "2026-03-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-19",
            "published_at": "2026-03-19T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "athletes"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Saleh Mohammadi, an Iranian wrestler and member of the country’s national wrestling team, died on March 19, 2026, in Qom, Iran, at the age of 19. Born in Saveh and raised in Qom, he began training in freestyle wrestling before moving to Greco-Roman. In September 2024, he represented Iran at the Saitiev Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where he won a bronze medal. He was arrested in January 2026 on charges related to the killing of a Special Units police officer in Qom earlier that month.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Saleh_Mohammadi.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saleh_Mohammadi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati Iranian Marja’ dead at age 93",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohammad-ebrahim-jannaati",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 93,
            "death_date": "2026-03-18",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-18",
            "published_at": "2026-03-18T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati, an Iranian Twelver Shia marja, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Shahrood, Persia, in 1933, he studied in the seminaries of Qom and Najaf. Jannaati was known for his progressive fatwas on women and youth issues. He died in Qom.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ebrahim_Jannaati"
        },
        {
            "name": "Esmaeil Khatib Politician, Government Minister dead at age 64",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/esmaeil-khatib",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 64,
            "death_date": "2026-03-18",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-18",
            "published_at": "2026-03-18T12:00:00+01:00",
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                "government minister",
                "politicians"
            ],
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                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Esmaeil Khatib, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as minister of intelligence, died on March 18, 2026, when he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike during the 2026 Iran war. Born in Qaen, South Khorasan Province, in 1961, he studied Islamic jurisprudence in Qom. He was a pupil of Ali Khamenei, Mohammad Fazel Lankarani, Naser Makarem Shirazi and Mojtaba Tehrani. From 1991, he was responsible for intelligence in the province of Qom. He served as minister of intelligence from August 2021 and was the eighth official to hold the post.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Esmaeil_Khatib.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmaeil_Khatib",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Israeli airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-israeli-airstrike"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Ali Larijani Iranian politician, twice secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, speaker of the Parliament, and minister of culture, airstrike dead at age 67",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ali-larijani",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 67,
            "death_date": "2026-03-17",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-17",
            "published_at": "2026-03-17T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Ali Larijani, Iranian politician and twice secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, died on March 17, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 67 after being assassinated. He served as speaker of the Parliament from 2008 to 2020 and as minister of culture from 1992 to 1994. Larijani also held the post of secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2025 until his death.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Ali_Larijani.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Larijani",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "assassinated",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-assassinated"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Gholamreza Soleimani 61–62 dead at age 61",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gholamreza-soleimani",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 61,
            "death_date": "2026-03-17",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-17",
            "published_at": "2026-03-17T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Gholamreza Soleimani, an Iranian military officer and senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded the paramilitary Basij forces, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 61–62. He was killed in the 2026 Iran war by Israeli strikes. Born in 1964 in Farsan, Iran, Soleimani began his military career in 1982 as a Basij volunteer during the Iran–Iraq War and rose to serve as a company commander and then battalion commander. He took part in several battles and operations during that war, including Operation Fath ol-Mobin, Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas, the Second Battle of Khorramshahr, Operation Ramadan, the Battle of the Marshes and the Siege of Basra.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Gholamreza_Soleimani.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gholamreza_Soleimani",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Israeli strikes",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-israeli-strikes"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "2026 Lebanon war Iranian commander in Lebanon dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/2026-lebanon-war",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-03-12",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-12",
            "published_at": "2026-03-12T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel",
                "Lebanon"
            ],
            "description": "The 2026 Lebanon war, described as an Iranian commander in Lebanon, died on March 12, 2026, during the ongoing conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Since March 2, 2026, the war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians combined in Lebanon and displaced nearly 1 million people, creating a humanitarian crisis. It marked a major escalation in the wider conflict across the Middle East and in the Israeli-Lebanese conflict.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Musallam_Tabaja",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "war",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-war"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters Iranian military general who served as head of the Military Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/khatam-al-anbiya-central-headquarters",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-03-08",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-08",
            "published_at": "2026-03-08T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters died on March 8, 2026. An Iranian military general, he served as head of the Military Office of Iran's Supreme Leader. The position placed him in a senior military role linked to the Supreme Leader’s office. No further details were provided about his death.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_al_Qasem_Babaiyan"
        },
        {
            "name": "Asghar Hijazi Cleric, politician dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/asghar-hijazi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-03-07",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-07",
            "published_at": "2026-03-07T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "cleric",
                "politician",
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Ali Asghar Mir Hijazi, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as deputy chief of staff to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei until 2026, died on March 7, 2026. He previously held the post of deputy for foreign affairs in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence. Hijazi was also involved in coordinating high-level affairs among Iran’s branches of government, intelligence agencies and the implementation of state policies on behalf of the Supreme Leader. He was regarded as one of the most influential figures in the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran and was sanctioned by the European Union in 2012 and by the U.S. Treasury in 2020.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asghar_Hijazi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh Iranian spouse of the president dead at age 78",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mansoureh-khojasteh-bagherzadeh",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 78,
            "death_date": "2026-03-02",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-02",
            "published_at": "2026-03-02T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, Iranian spouse of the president from 1981 to 1989, died on March 2, 2026. Born around 1947 in Mashhad, Iran, she was the widow of Ali Khamenei, whom she married in 1964. The couple had six children. She maintained a largely private public profile despite her husband’s political role.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansoureh_Khojasteh_Bagherzadeh"
        },
        {
            "name": "2026 Iran war intelligence officer dead at age 53",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/2026-iran-war",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 53,
            "death_date": "2026-03-02",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-02",
            "published_at": "2026-03-02T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "2026 Iran war, an intelligence officer, died on March 2, 2026. The conflict began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials and causing civilian casualties. Iran responded with missile and drone strikes against Israel, US bases, and US-allied countries in the Middle East, and closed the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global trade. Subsequent attacks damaged military bases, government facilities, schools, hospitals, and cultural heritage sites.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/2026_Iran_conflict.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_conflict",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "war",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-war"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Majid Mousavi 60–61 dead at age 60",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/majid-mousavi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 60,
            "death_date": "2026-03-01",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-01",
            "published_at": "2026-03-01T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Majid Mousavi, an Iranian military commander, died on March 1, 2026, at the age of 60–61. He was identified in the provided information as Sayyid Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, born on 17 February 1965 in Tehran, Iran. Mousavi served as commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force from June 14, 2025, after previously serving as its deputy commander from 2009 until his appointment to the top post. His appointment followed the death of his predecessor, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, in an Israeli airstrike on June 13, 2025.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majid_Mousavi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad politician dead at age 69",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mahmoud-ahmadinejad",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 69,
            "death_date": "2026-03-01",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-01",
            "published_at": "2026-03-01T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iranian politician who served as president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, died on March 1, 2026. He also served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005 and was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Ideologically a principlist and nationalist, he was the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran and a strong supporter of Iran’s nuclear program. During his presidency, Ahmadinejad was a controversial figure in Iran and abroad.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hossein Jabal Amelian chairman of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hossein-jabal-amelian",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Hossein Jabal Amelian, an Iranian military officer and brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. He served as chairman of Iran's Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), an entity engaged in advanced weapons development. Jabal Amelian previously headed the Marine Industries Organization within Iran's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, and was appointed president of that body in October 2021. He was killed during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Hossein_Jabal_Amelian.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein_Jabal_Amelian",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Israeli–United States strikes",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-israeli-united-states-strikes"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Reza Mozaffari Nia 66–67 dead at age 66",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/reza-mozaffari-nia",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 66,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Reza Mozaffari Nia, an Iranian military official and former director of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 66–67. Born in Isfahan in 1959, he also served as deputy defence minister and as dean of Malek-Ashtar University of Technology. In September 2021, he was appointed to lead SPND, an entity within Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics associated with research into sensitive technologies. He was sanctioned by the United States over his alleged involvement in Iran’s missile and weapons of mass destruction programmes.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Reza_Mozaffari_Nia.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Mozaffari_Nia",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Killed",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-killed"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Gholamreza Rezaian commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gholamreza-rezaian",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Gholamreza Rezaian, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization, died on February 28, 2026, during United States and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Rezaian was an Iranian brigadier general who led the organization, known as SAFA, at the time of his death. The force, formed in 2022, handled intelligence duties within Iran's national police framework.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Gholamreza_Rezaian.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gholamreza_Rezaian",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Airstrikes",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrikes"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack American Army reserve captain dead at age 35",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/2026-port-shuaiba-drone-attack",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 35,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "other"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America",
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "The 2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack, an American Army reserve captain, died on February 28, 2026, after an Iranian one-way attack drone struck a tactical operations center at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait. The site was a makeshift and relatively unprotected location where logistical units had been moved from Camp Arifjan in preparation for the Iran war, which began the day prior. Air defense systems failed to intercept the drone, and warning sirens were not activated before it hit the main office trailer. The attack killed six United States Army Reserve soldiers, the first U.S. casualties of the war, and injured more than 30 others.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Cody_Khork.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Khork",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "drone attack",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-drone-attack"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Saleh Asadi Iranian military intelligence officer dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/saleh-asadi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Saleh Asadi, an Iranian military intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran during joint Israeli-United States airstrikes that targeted senior Iranian leadership. He served as head of the intelligence department at the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's military emergency command, and as a senior intelligence officer in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israeli sources said he was involved in shaping Iran's strategic approach toward Israel and the United States.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Saleh_Asadi.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saleh_Asadi",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "airstrikes",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrikes"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Mohsen Darrebaghi Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the IRGC Air Force dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohsen-darrebaghi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Mohsen Darrebaghi, an Iranian brigadier general and fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, died on February 28, 2026, during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran. He served in various command roles within the Iranian military, including as deputy for readiness, support, and industrial research at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Darrebaghi participated as a pilot in the Iran–Iraq War and later commanded Chabahar Air Base in the early 2000s. From 2008 to 2013, he was deputy commander of the Iranian Air Force, and from 2013 to 2016 he served as deputy for readiness and support in the Iranian Army.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Mohsen_Darrebaghi.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Darrebaghi",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Airstrikes",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrikes"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Mohammad Pakpour Iranian soldier dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohammad-pakpour",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Mohammad Pakpour, an Iranian soldier and military officer who served as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. He led the IRGC from 2025 until his death and had previously served as head of the IRGC Ground Forces. Pakpour was appointed to the IRGC command on June 13, 2025, after the death of Hossein Salami. He joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the wake of the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and served during the 1979 Kurdish rebellion and the Iran-Iraq War.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Mohammad_Pakpour.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Pakpour",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Killed",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-killed"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Bahram Hosseini Motlagh Iranian military officer in the IRGC dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bahram-hosseini-motlagh",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran",
                "Israel"
            ],
            "description": "Bahram Hosseini Motlagh, an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on February 28, 2026. A brigadier general, he held a series of command and staff posts within the IRGC, including commander of the Seyed al-Shohada Corps in Tehran Province from 2009 to 2011, the Imam Hassan Alborz Corps from 2011 to 2014, and the IRGC Command and Staff University from 2014 to 2020. He later headed the Security and Law Enforcement Operations Planning Department and the Operations Department at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was killed in the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Bahram_Hosseini_Motlagh.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_Hosseini_Motlagh",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "strike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-strike"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Aziz Nasirzadeh Iranian military officer dead at age 62",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/aziz-nasirzadeh",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 62,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Aziz Nasirzadeh, an Iranian military officer, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 62. He served as Iran’s minister of defence from 2024 to 2026, after previously holding the post of deputy chief of staff for the Iranian Armed Forces from September 2021 to August 2024. He was commander of the Iranian Air Force from August 2018 to September 2021. Born in Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran, in 1964, Nasirzadeh was a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War and began his military career as a certified F-14 pilot.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Aziz_Nasirzadeh.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Nasirzadeh",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "Killed",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-killed"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "2026 Iran war military officer dead at age 62",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/2026-iran-war-2",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 62,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "2026 Iran war, a military officer, died on February 28, 2026, during the war that began with surprise U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran. The attacks killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials and caused civilian casualties. Iran responded with missile and drone strikes against Israel, U.S. bases, and U.S.-allied countries in the Middle East, and closed the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global trade.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/2026_Israeli_United_States_strikes_on_Iran.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israeli%E2%80%93United_States_strikes_on_Iran",
            "cause_of_death": {
                "label": "War",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-war"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Amir Hatami commander-in-chief dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/amir-hatami",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Amir Hatami, Iranian military officer and commander-in-chief of the Iranian Regular Armed Forces, died on February 28, 2026. He held the rank of major general and was appointed to the post after the promotion of Abdolrahim Mousavi to chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces following the assassination of Mohammad Bagheri in the Twelve-Day War. Hatami was also an adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces for Army Affairs and formerly served as Iran’s defense minister. Born in 1966 in Nimowar, a village in Zanjan, he joined the Basij as a volunteer at age 14 and began serving in the Iranian Army Ground Forces in 1984.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Amir_Hatami.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Hatami"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mohammad Shirazi Iranian government official dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohammad-shirazi-general",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
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            "description": "Mohammad Shirazi, an Iranian military general and government official who headed the Military Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, died on February 28, 2026. He had served in that post from 1989 until his death, coordinating relations between senior commanders of Iran’s armed forces and the supreme leader as a liaison in the country’s defense and security apparatus. Shirazi was killed during the opening strikes of the 2026 Iran war, which targeted senior Iranian officials in Tehran.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolghasem_Babaeian",
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                "label": "airstrikes",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrikes"
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        },
        {
            "name": "Abdolrahim Mousavi 65–66 dead at age 65",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abdolrahim-mousavi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 65,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
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            "description": "Abdolrahim Mousavi, an Iranian military officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 65–66. He held the post from June 2025 until his death, taking over after the death of Mohammad Bagheri during the Twelve-Day War. Mousavi had previously served as Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army from 2017 to 2025. His military career began in 1979, and during the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War he served in the army’s artillery units on several fronts. He also held senior command positions including deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and chief of staff of the Ground Forces.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdolrahim_Mousavi"
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        {
            "name": "Mohammad Shirazi Iranian military officer dead at age 50",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohammad-shirazi-general-2",
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            "sources": [],
            "age": 50,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Shirazi_(general)",
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                "label": "airstrike",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-airstrike"
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        },
        {
            "name": "Mohammad Baseri Intelligence officer dead at age 53",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohammad-baseri",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 53,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
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            "description": "Mohammad Baseri, an Iranian intelligence officer, died on February 28, 2026, in Tehran at the age of 53. He served in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and was implicated by the United States government in the 2007 abduction and detention of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared on Kish Island in Iran. Baseri was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2020 for his alleged role in the case, and the FBI issued a seeking information notice in 2025 regarding his involvement.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Baseri"
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        {
            "name": "Abdul Majid Arfaei Researcher, author, elamitologist dead at age 86",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abdul-majid-arfaei",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-02-25",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-25",
            "published_at": "2026-02-25T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Abdul Majid Arfaei, an Iranian researcher and elamitologist, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 86. Also known as Abdul Majid Arfaee, he was born on September 1, 1939, in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran. He was known for translating 647 tablets related to the era of Darius the Great, which were read by Richard Hallock and included in the first volume of the series. He was also described as an elamologist and assyriologist, and as a professor at the University of Chicago.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Majid_Arfaei"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ali Babachahi Poet, writer, researcher, literary critic dead at age 83",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ali-babachahi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 83,
            "death_date": "2026-02-23",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-23",
            "published_at": "2026-02-23T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Ali Babachahi, an Iranian poet and writer, died on February 23, 2026, at age 83. Born in Bushehr in 1942, he was also a researcher and literary critic. Babachahi published more than 50 literary works and was known as one of Iran’s prominent postmodern writers and poets. He graduated in Persian literature from Shiraz University and began publishing with his 1968 book In Unreliability. From 1989, he worked on a dictionary of the Persian language at the University Publication Center and edited the poetic column of Adineh monthly magazine.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Babachahi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Nasser Mohammadifar Iranian Brigadier General dead at age 80",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nasser-mohammadifar",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 80,
            "death_date": "2026-02-22",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-22",
            "published_at": "2026-02-22T12:00:00+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Nasser Mohammadifar, an Iranian brigadier general, died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 80. He served as the Supreme Military Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iran and Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and was the 14th commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army Ground Forces from 2001 to 2005. Born in Mian Rudan, Iran, on May 30, 1945, he began his military career in 1967 in the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces. During the Iran-Iraq War, he commanded the 2nd Brigade of the 88th Armoured Division, the 35th Ranger Brigade, the 16th Armoured Division of Qazvin, the 81st Armored Division of Kermanshah and the Southern Headquarters.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasser_Mohammadifar"
        },
        {
            "name": "Enayatollah Bakhshi Actor dead at age 80",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/enayatollah-bakhshi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 80,
            "death_date": "2026-02-15",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-15",
            "published_at": "2026-02-15T12:00:00+01:00",
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                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Enayatollah Bakhshi, Iranian actor, died on February 15, 2026, at age 80. A veteran performer, he was active from 1965 to 2026 and appeared in more than 170 plays over six decades of artistic work. He was widely known for playing antihero roles in Iranian cinema and worked with directors including Ebrahim Golestan, Bahram Beyzai, Ali Hatami, Amir Naderi, Masoud Kimiai, Dariush Mehrjoui, and Davood Mir-Bagheri. His film credits included Mr. Naive, Sattar Khan, Tangna, Tangsir, The Deer, Senator, Travellers, The Fateful Day and Killing Mad Dogs, and he also appeared in television series such as The First Man, Sarbadars, Imam Ali, Heroes Don't Die and Tabriz in Fog.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enayatollah_Bakhshi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Nezamoddin Kiaie Sound engineer dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nezamoddin-kiaie",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-06",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-06",
            "published_at": "2026-02-06T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Nezamoddin Kiaie, an Iranian sound engineer, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81–82. Born in 1944 in Tehran, he won a Crystal Simorgh and received another nomination in the Best Sound Recording category for the films A Moment of Innocence and A Candle in the Wind. Kiaie was known for his work in Iranian cinema, including his credited sound work on A Moment of Innocence.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezamoddin_Kiaie"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ali Ardestani",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ali-ardestani",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-01-12",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-12",
            "published_at": "2026-01-12T14:20:02+01:00",
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian man convicted of spying for Mossad",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Ardestani"
        },
        {
            "name": "2025–2026 Iranian protests Iranian protester, shot dead at age 18",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/2025-2026-iranian-protests",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 18,
            "death_date": "2026-01-05",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-05",
            "published_at": "2026-01-05T12:00:00+01:00",
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            ],
            "description": "The 2025–2026 Iranian protests, an Iranian protester, was shot and died on January 5, 2026. The protests were a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on December 28, 2025, amid a deepening economic crisis. They followed a sharp depreciation of the Iranian rial, rising inflation and widespread shortages linked to international sanctions and government mismanagement. The unrest spread to more than 200 cities and became the largest uprising in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Moradi_Abdolvand",
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                "label": "shot",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-shot"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Killing of Latif Karimi Iranian protester, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier general, shot dies",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/killing-of-latif-karimi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "death_date": "2026-01-03",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-03",
            "published_at": "2026-01-03T12:00:00+01:00",
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            ],
            "description": "Latif Karimi, a retired colonel of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian protester, was killed on January 3, 2026, after being shot in Malekshahi County, Ilam Province. According to the provided account, he died when live ammunition fired by agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran struck him during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests. Karimi was an Iranian citizen and Kurdish resident of Malekshahi County. His son said on social media that he was killed directly by government forces.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latif_Karimi",
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                "label": "shot",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-shot"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Babak Shahbazi",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/babak-shahbazi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2025-09-21",
            "reported_date": "2025-09-21",
            "published_at": "2025-09-21T21:40:03+01:00",
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian convicted of selling security information to Mossad",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babak_Shahbazi"
        },
        {
            "name": "June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/june-2025-israeli-strikes-on-iran",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 66,
            "death_date": "2025-06-13",
            "reported_date": "2025-06-13",
            "published_at": "2025-06-13T03:45:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian nuclear scientist",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2025_Israeli_strikes_on_Iran"
        },
        {
            "name": "June 2025 Israeli strikes in Iran",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/june-2025-israeli-strikes-in-iran",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 66,
            "death_date": "2025-06-13",
            "reported_date": "2025-06-13",
            "published_at": "2025-06-13T02:50:02+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian nuclear scientist",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2025_Israeli_strikes_in_Iran"
        },
        {
            "name": "Alireza Akbari",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/alireza-akbari",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2023-01-14",
            "reported_date": "2023-01-14",
            "published_at": "2023-01-14T08:20:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Britain",
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian-British politician and convicted spy",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Akbari"
        },
        {
            "name": "Iran Darroudi",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/iran-darroudi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 85,
            "death_date": "2021-10-29",
            "reported_date": "2021-10-29",
            "published_at": "2021-10-29T08:55:02+01:00",
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian artist",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Darroudi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mahmoud-mousavi-majd",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2020-07-20",
            "reported_date": "2020-07-20",
            "published_at": "2020-07-20T12:10:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian convicted spy",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Mousavi-Majd"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jahangir Amuzegar",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jahangir-amuzegar",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 98,
            "death_date": "2018-01-18",
            "reported_date": "2018-01-18",
            "published_at": "2018-01-18T11:05:02+01:00",
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            ],
            "description": "Iranian economist",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahangir_Amuzegar"
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        {
            "name": "Reza Sheikholeslami",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/reza-sheikholeslami",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 76,
            "death_date": "2018-01-14",
            "reported_date": "2018-01-14",
            "published_at": "2018-01-14T09:20:02+01:00",
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            "description": "Iranian academic",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Sheikholeslami"
        },
        {
            "name": "Manouchehr Boroumand",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/manouchehr-boroumand",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 83,
            "death_date": "2017-12-21",
            "reported_date": "2017-12-21",
            "published_at": "2017-12-21T10:10:02+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Iranian heavyweight weightlifter",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manouchehr_Boroumand"
        },
        {
            "name": "Rizali Khajavi",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rizali-khajavi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2017-12-06",
            "reported_date": "2017-12-06",
            "published_at": "2017-12-06T00:35:03+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian national hero who prevented a train crash",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizali_Khajavi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Riz Ali Khajavi",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/riz-ali-khajavi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2017-12-03",
            "reported_date": "2017-12-03",
            "published_at": "2017-12-03T07:25:02+01:00",
            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Iranian folk hero",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riz_Ali_Khajavi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Habibollah Chaichian",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/habibollah-chaichian",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 94,
            "death_date": "2017-12-01",
            "reported_date": "2017-12-01",
            "published_at": "2017-12-01T08:00:04+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian poet",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habibollah_Chaichian"
        },
        {
            "name": "Taher Ahmadzadeh",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/taher-ahmadzadeh",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 96,
            "death_date": "2017-12-01",
            "reported_date": "2017-12-01",
            "published_at": "2017-12-01T07:55:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Iran"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian politician",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taher_Ahmadzadeh"
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        {
            "name": "Mohammad Poursattar",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mohammad-poursattar",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 78,
            "death_date": "2017-11-16",
            "reported_date": "2017-11-16",
            "published_at": "2017-11-16T16:30:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Iranian actor",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Poursattar"
        },
        {
            "name": "Akbar Eftekhari",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/akbar-eftekhari",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 73,
            "death_date": "2017-11-10",
            "reported_date": "2017-11-10",
            "published_at": "2017-11-10T14:30:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Iranian footballer (Persepolis F.C.)",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Eftekhari"
        },
        {
            "name": "Abbas Zandi",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/abbas-zandi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 87,
            "death_date": "2017-10-31",
            "reported_date": "2017-10-31",
            "published_at": "2017-10-31T14:35:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Iranian wrestler",
            "image_url": null,
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