On June 29, 2026, a deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy was killed in a vehicle crash in Iran's western province of Kermanshah, near the border with Iraq. The incident occurred amid escalating clashes between the IRGC and Kurdish opposition groups in the region.
The IRGC confirmed the death of the deputy commander, identified as Colonel Ali Reza Mohammadi, in a statement. The crash happened while he was traveling to oversee operations against Kurdish militants, according to state media. Four other IRGC members were also killed in separate clashes with Kurdish groups in the same area over the past week.
The clashes are part of a broader crackdown by Tehran on Kurdish separatist groups, which have intensified since 2022. The IRGC has accused these groups of smuggling weapons and drugs across the border. No group has claimed responsibility for the crash, which is being investigated as an accident.
