Iran claims to dismantle cell linked to IS

The trio were shot dead in the house they were staying in Kermanshah city, the governor of Kermanshah province, Asadollah Razani, was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA. The city is around 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the Iraqi border. A senior member of Islamic State was killed on Monday in an operation in another city in the province, during which other supporters of the group were arrested, Razani said. A mountainous area bordering Iraq, Kermanshah has a largely Sunni Kurdish population.