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Iran's strongest man killed in 'revenge attack'
A celebrated Iranian strongman has been stabbed to death in Tehran in an apparent revenge attack after he questioned the standing of the country's Supreme Leader.
Ruhollah Dadashi's apparent willingness to take sides in power struggle between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears to have been his undoing
Iran's strongest man killed in 'revenge attack' - Telegraph
Ruhollah Dadashi was stabbed to death by three assailants after a head-on collision in Tehran last week.
He had been a prominent supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His skills were heavily promoted in the state media, especially in publications close to the controversial president.
Iran organised an all-comers strongest man world championship on the Gulf island of Kish last year. When Dadashi won he was lauded in the media as the prime exponent of a discipline that Iran has excelled at in recent years.
But his apparent willingness to take sides in power struggle between Mr Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears to have been his undoing.
He was recently said to have "insulted" the Supreme Leader by publicly observing that the Ayatollah Khamenei was "behind" all the pressures on Mr Ahmadinejad.
A celebrated Iranian strongman has been stabbed to death in Tehran in an apparent revenge attack after he questioned the standing of the country's Supreme Leader.
Iran's strongest man killed in 'revenge attack' - Telegraph
Ruhollah Dadashi was stabbed to death by three assailants after a head-on collision in Tehran last week.
He had been a prominent supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His skills were heavily promoted in the state media, especially in publications close to the controversial president.
Iran organised an all-comers strongest man world championship on the Gulf island of Kish last year. When Dadashi won he was lauded in the media as the prime exponent of a discipline that Iran has excelled at in recent years.
But his apparent willingness to take sides in power struggle between Mr Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears to have been his undoing.
He was recently said to have "insulted" the Supreme Leader by publicly observing that the Ayatollah Khamenei was "behind" all the pressures on Mr Ahmadinejad.
