Machete-Wielding Attacker Shot in Presidential Complex in Tehran<br />Security was heightened even further in June, after two militants linked to the Islamic State simultaneously attacked the Parliament<br />and the tomb of the founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, killing 17 and wounding dozens.<br />Nerves have been put on edge lately by nationwide protests<br />that started on Dec. 28 and raged in around 80 cities amid widespread criticism of Mr. Rouhani’s economic and social policies.<br />5, 2018<br />TEHRAN — A man wielding a machete was shot on Monday while trying to enter the central Tehran<br />offices of Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, in a surprising breach of security.<br />The intruder, described by state-run news media as around 35 years old, wore a white<br />martyr’s shroud, a symbol in Shiite Islam signifying willingness to die for a cause.<br />Mr. Rouhani was never in danger: He had left the building to attend a symposium on public transportation, local news media reported.<br />He brushed past a lone guard at the entrance of the presidential complex, a white, two-story building in central Tehran.
