A TEENAGE motorcycle influencer has been shot dead by the Ayatollah’s security forces as part of their brutal protest crackdown.
Diana Bahador, a 19-year-old online star known as “Baby Rider”, was gunned down during blood-soaked demonstrations against the mullahs’ regime in Gorgan.
The tragic teen – who regularly posted videos of herself without a headscarf on – was reportedly shot twice around midnight on January 8.
Her death came amid violent clashes between civilians and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) which nearly pushed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s regime over the brink of collapse.
Diana’s body was returned to her family two days later, according to the Hyrcani Human Rights group.
Iranian state media disputed the facts – saying that Diana’s real name was Shahrzad Mokhami and making the baseless claim that she died Jan 22 in a motor crash.
A source close to the influencer’s family said authorities promised to give them her body – on condition that they publicly denied she was executed by Iranian forces.
Diana’s Instagram account – which has over 150,000 followers – even posted a story which claimed the online personality had died in a motor accident.
The post even begged fans not to speculate on her death or spread rumours.
But human rights groups say her family were forced to release the social media statement as part of a deal with the Ayatollah’s henchmen.
Diana dedicated her Instagram account to posting chic content centred on her love of motorbikes and performing stunts.
She often posted clips of herself doing motorcycle tricks without a headscarf on – both of which are illegal for women under Iranian rules.
The Ayatollah’s strict regime has outlawed women obtaining motorcycle licences – a rule which has been in place for decades.
The influencer’s final post from January 6 shows her wearing a leather jacket while dancing and riding on a motorbike.
Supreme Leader Khamenei’s pawns reportedly used heavy weapons and machine guns to crack down on protesters in Gorgan on January 8 where Diana was murdered, human rights groups claim.
Protests in Iran began on December 28, triggered by the collapse of the country’s currency and a cost of living crisis swept the country for more than two weeks.
But Khamenei appears to have terrorised protesters into submission – with no new demos reported since the bloody clampdown.
New figures suggest around 33,100 protesters were killed in just two weeks.
One source described the staggering number as “off the scale,” adding: “This was genocide.”
Nearly 98,000 more have been wounded, with research showing 30 per cent suffering eye injuries.
Hospital data indicates hundreds were executed outright, including at least 468 in Tehran alone.
A new mural warning the US not to launch a military strike on Iran was also unveiled in a square in the centre of capital Tehran.
The painted image showed damaged planes on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier with the slogan: “If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind.”
Trump said he was keeping strike options open, warning any new military action would make last June’s US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites “look like peanuts”.
Two US aircraft carriers and scores of warjets – including British Typhoon fighters – arrived in the Middle East as Trump weighed up options after pledging “help is on the way.”
But Iran vowed to hit back with a missile blitz if attacked, pledging “all out war” against US and Israeli targets amid renewed World War III fears.
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