Fallen Hero Mohammad Rostami; The Proud Cypress Fallen to the Earth
Death Mohammad Rostami 42 years old in Iran Tehran Governorship of Qaleh Hasan Khan
Written by: Noora
On the night of January 8, 2026 (18 Dey 1404), Iran's connection to the outside world slowly went dark. The internet first flickered and degraded, and soon, communication channels went down one after another. From that night on, every video that managed to breach that digital wall carried out a fragment of what had unfolded in the streets of Iran. One of those videos arrived from Qaleh Hasan Khan. Filmed from inside a car driving past the governorate building, the camera captured the street. It lasted only a few seconds, but those brief moments were enough to leave an indelible image. Two men lay fallen on the pavement—one dressed in black, the other in red. The footage was shared from hand to hand, passing from one phone to the next, watched over and over as people wept, without knowing who the two were. Perhaps in that moment, even their names did not matter; the mere fact that two compatriots lay on the ground, with no one allowed to lift their cherished bodies and carry them away, was heartbreak enough. Behind each of them, there was surely a home, a family, and loved ones keeping an anxious vigil by the door at that very hour, unaware of where they were. Those few seconds of v…
محمد رستمی · قلعه حسن خان · تهران · پیکر رها شده
