Mojtaba Tarshiz, a former Iranian football player, and his wife were shot dead by the security forces of the Islamic Republic on July 9, 2025. According to Mojtaba Pourbakhsh, a sports presenter and journalist, Mojtaba Tarshiz's wife also lost her life in this incident. No further details about her have been released, but Pourbakhsh noted that the couple has two children.

Mojtaba Tarshiz was born in Qaemshahr in Mazandaran province and had a history of playing for Tractor, Nassaji, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Fajr, and Mes Kerman.

Masoud Shojaei, the former captain of the Iranian national football team and a former player for Osasuna in Spain, questioned FIFA on his Instagram story about when they would respond to these incidents following the news of Tarshiz's death.

In another tweet, a friend of Tarshiz stated that he had stepped forward three days ago to prevent shots from hitting his wife, and the bullet struck his heart, indicating that his wife was not killed. The incident occurred in Tehran, and Mojtaba Tarshiz was buried today.