A 17-year-old girl was reportedly killed by her father in the western Iranian province of Ilam.
According to the human rights organization Hengaw, it was an incident of "honor killing", which took place on Monday morning.
The victim, identified as Mobina Zeinivand, was from Gorzalnegar village in the Majin district of Dareshehr city.
Her father reportedly shot her with a shotgun at their home.
An informed source reported that the father, identified as Rahim Khan, is 56 years old. The source said that the motive for the killing was related to "family honor."
Reportedly, Mobina had been in a relationship with a teenage boy, which her father disapproved of due to family differences.
Iranian media have reported that the father was arrested hours after committing the crime.
Since March 21, 2024, at least 70 women across Iran have been killed by close individuals and family members, according to Hengaw.
Of these, 12 cases have been categorized as "honor-related" murders.
Shargh newspaper, in a report citing official statistics last year, reported that in less than two years, at least 165 women in Iran were killed by a male member of their family, 41 of which took place in the capital city Tehran.
