The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has released the names of PMOI fighters who were arrested or remain missing following an attack on the headquarters of the mullahs’ Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on February 23, 2026.
To safeguard those involved and prevent further abuses, the PMOI has formally submitted the list to the United Nations Special Rapporteur and other relevant international authorities.
The first four names belong to women in the list of those whose names have been announced as being detained or missing since February 23:
- Zahra Vahdati, 37, born in Tehran
- Gita Zamanpour, 44, born in Tehran
- Afsaneh Fard, 46, born in Tehran
- Flora Seifzadeh, 62, born in Tehran
- Kaveh Pour-Rostami, 18, born in Khalkhal
- Yasin Yari, 20, born in Karaj
- Ali Kashkouli, 20, born in Tehran
- Amir (last name withheld), 20, born in Tehran
- Ali (last name withheld), 20, born in Tehran
- Nima Bagherpour, 21, born in Shahr-e Qods
- Sasan Talaei, 21, born in Tehran
- Mohammad-Sam Mahmoudkhani, 22, born in Varamin
- Kourosh Alvandi, 22, born in Tehran
- Reza Kavandi, 22, born in Dezful (Cameraman)
- Sajjad (last name withheld), 23, born in Shahr-e Qods
- Ahmad (last name withheld), 23, born in Fashafouyeh
- Hassan Ajori, 24, born in Shahriar
- Reza Kalashi, 24, born in Tehran
- Hossein (last name withheld), 24, born in Shahriar
- Hossein (last name withheld), 24, born in Karaj
- Hesam Bagheri, 25, born in Tehran
- Saman Atlasi, 25, born in Tehran
- Hesam Kalami, 25, born in Tehran
- Farzad Hassani, 26, born in Tehran
- Alireza Choubaki, 27, born in Karaj
- Hassan Souri, 28, born in Tehran
- Hassan Akbarinia, 28, born in Pakdasht
- Siamak Ashtiani, 28, born in Tehran
- Reza Kermani, 29, born in Fashafouyeh
- Bahram Jamali, 29, born in Tehran
- Bahram Nafarieh, 29, born in Tehran
- Ali Saeed Bazmandeh, 30, born in Tehran
- Amir Nezamfar, 30, born in Tehran
- Iman Khodaei, 31, born in Tehran
- Reza-Ali Heydarzadeh, 31, born in Tehran
- Ali Abbasi, 32, born in Varamin
- Mohsen Nabavi, 32, born in Tehran
- Masoud Razavi, 32, born in Tehran
- Masoud (last name withheld), 32, born in Tehran
- Mohammad (last name withheld), 32, born in Malard
- Soheil Ahmadvand, 33, born in Tehran
- Ali-Akbar Saket, 34, born in Tehran
- Saman Mohammadi, 34, born in Malard
- Amir Ansarifar, 35, born in Tehran
- Vahid (last name withheld), 35, born in Malard
- Behtash Sadeghpour, 35, born in Homayounshahr (Cameraman)
- Ahmad Tamouei, 36, born in Tehran
- Bahram Torki, 36, born in Karaj
- Ehsan (last name withheld), 36, born in Malard
- Mohammad Atanik, 37, born in Hashtgerd
- Saeed Davari, 37, born in Karaj
- Belal Tohidlou, 38, born in Robat Karim
- Mohammad Teymouri, 38, born in Urmia
- Mohsen (last name withheld), 38, born in Hashtgerd
- Mostafa Taheri, 39, born in Tehran
- Hassan Khosravi, 39, born in Shahrekord
- Behnam Parsa, 40, born in Tehran
- Ali Gholipour, 40, born in Langarud
- Mehdi Rahnamoun, 40, born in Tehran
- Hossein Hassani, 42, born in Karaj
- Hojjat Kalashi, 43, born in Tehran
- Mohammad-Ali Khanali, 44, born in Tehran
- Ehsan Lotfi, 44, born in Tehran
- Mohammad-Taghi Sobhani, 44, born in Rasht
- Kazem Kalashi, 45, born in Tehran
- Mehdi Kalashi, 45, born in Tehran
- Ahmad Rayat, 45, born in Qaemshahr
- Hassan Shirkhoda, 45, born in Qaemshahr
- Amir-Hossein Rezaeifar, 45, born in Tehran
- Sadegh Jamshidi, 45, born in Tehran
- Vahid Babarajabi, 45, born in Tehran
- Ali-Mohammad Lebasi, 45, born in Tehran
- Ali-Mohammad Hosseini, 47, born in Karaj
- Reza Hosseini, 47, born in Mashhad
- Mehdi Gholipour, 47, born in Langarud
- Ali-Asghar Moghaddam, 48, born in Tehran
- Mahmoud Hosseini, 50, born in Saveh
- Omid Nornia, 50, born in Tehran
- Ehsan Fallahi, 51, born in Karaj
- Sohrab Ghamzadeh, 60, born in Lahijan
- Rasoul Sadati, 66, born in Qaemshahr
- Ahmad Mokhayyeri, 69, born in Gorgan
Regime Fears Domestic and International Repercussions of the Operation
Iranian authorities have not publicly disclosed the names of any detainees or those killed during the operation. The PMOI says this silence reflects concern within the government about the potential domestic and international repercussions of the incident, stating that the lack of information is intended to obscure the scale of the operation and any weaknesses exposed in the country’s security system.
The PMOI has called on the UN Special Rapporteur and representatives of international human rights organizations to be granted access to meet with detained fighters and to inspect the bodies of those killed.
In a separate announcement on February 25, the PMOI stated that two professional cameramen who had been assigned to document the operation remain missing.
The Targeted Complex in the Heart of Tehran housed Several Key Institutions
According to a statement issued by the organization’s command headquarters inside Iran, the clashes began in the early hours of Monday, February 23, and continued until Monday afternoon. During the fighting around Khamenei’s headquarters, more than 100 PMOI fighters were killed or arrested in confrontations with the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
More than 150 of PMOI fighters, who had taken up positions within the second security perimeter surrounding the compound, were able to withdraw safely and return to their bases by midnight Tehran time on Monday.
The compound targeted in the operation known as the Motahari Complex houses several key institutions. In addition to the office of the Supreme Leader, it includes the office and residence of Mojtaba Khamenei, the Guardian Council, the Assembly of Experts, the central offices of the judiciary and the Ministry of Intelligence, the Supreme National Security Council, and the Expediency Council.
According to the statement, the scale of the operation struck at one of the most heavily fortified government areas in the country. The Motahari Complex covers an area of roughly 620 by 770 meters and is protected by extensive security infrastructure. Nearly 8,000 personnel, including members of the IRGC’s Vali-e Amr Protection Corps and the Ansar al-Mahdi Corps, are tasked with guarding the site.
The complex is enclosed by four-meter-high reinforced concrete walls topped with metal barriers designed to counter drones and other projectiles. Despite these defenses, the PMOI fighters were able to disable several rotating surveillance cameras at dawn with assistance from individuals inside the headquarters. The clashes reportedly caused significant casualties and led to a heavy movement of ambulances in and out of the compound under armed escort until midday.
