Masoud Keshmiri () was an Iranian "anti-government secret agent", according to Tehran Radio. He

infiltrated Powder metallurgy (PM) is a term covering a wide range of ways in which materials or components are made from metal powders. PM processes are sometimes used to reduce or eliminate the need for subtractive processes in manufacturing, lowering mat ...

the

Islamic Republican Party The Islamic Republican Party (IRP; , also translated Islamic Republic Party) was formed in 1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini in their goal to establish theocracy in Iran. It was disbanded in 1987 due to internal confl ...

(IRP) and came up through the ranks, reaching the position of secretary of the

Supreme National Security Council Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; ''Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī'' also ''Supreme Council for National Security'') is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current secretary of the Supreme National Securi ...

, before planting an incendiary bomb in his briefcase that blew up the Prime Minister's office in 1981. Victims of the explosion were President

Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Ali Rajai (; 15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was an Iranian politician who served as the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai had served as prime minister un ...

and Prime Minister

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among others. On September 14, Iranian authorities acknowledged the extent of infiltration within the regime by revealing that Massoud Keshmiri—formerly a trusted aide to the late President Muhammad Ali Rajai and serving as secretary of the Supreme Security Council—had orchestrated the August 30 bombing of the Prime Minister’s office. At first, it was thought that Keshmiri himself died in the explosion, however it was later revealed that he slipped through the dragnet. Iranian state media claimed that Keshmiri was killed in a June 11, 2023, attack on an MEK site in a

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suburb.

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Bombers (people) Entryists Fugitives wanted by Iran Islamic Republican Party politicians People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran members Possibly living people Year of birth unknown {{iran-bio-stub

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