Two veteran Iranian Supreme Court judges, known for handling high-profile cases, were shot dead in Tehran by an assailant who later took his own life.

(Reuters) -Two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges involved in handling espionage and terrorism cases were shot dead in the capital Tehran on Saturday, Iran's judiciary said. It said the attacker killed himself after opening fire at the judges inside the Supreme Court,

An armed assailant fatally shot two notorious Iranian judges inside the Islamic Republic’s supreme court on Saturday.