Veteran judge Moghisseh, 68, was sanctioned by the United States in 2019 for having “overseen countless unfair trials, during which charges went unsubstantiated and evidence was disregarded”, according to the US Treasury.
Razini, 71, held several important positions in Iran’s judiciary and was previously targeted in a 1998 assassination attempt by assailants “who planted a magnetic bomb in his vehicle”, according to Mizan.
Though attacks targeting judges are rare, Iran has seen a number of shootings targeting high-profile figures in recent years.
In October, a Shiite Muslim preacher was shot dead in the southern city of Kazerun after leading Friday prayers.
In April 2023, a powerful cleric identified as Abbas Ali Soleimani was shot dead at a bank in the northern province of Mazandaran.
And in August 2005, renowned Iranian judge Hassan Moghaddas was murdered by two gunmen who climbed into his car in the middle of a busy business district in Tehran.
Two men convicted of his killing were publicly hanged two years later.
