World | Mir Hossein Mousavi Report: Mousavi's Nephew Dead in Iran Protests Opposition leader's kin died of wounds in fierce clashes: Aide By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Dec 27, 2009 9:42 AM CST Copied This photo, obtained by the AP outside Iran, shows an Iranian protester holding police batons after protesters clashed with police, during anti-government protests in Tehran, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. (AP Photo) The nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has been killed in fighting between protesters and security forces, a close aide says. Ali Mousavi died of wounds in a hospital today, says the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears of government reprisals. A reformist website, Parlemannews.ir, also says Mousavi's nephew was killed. Opposition websites and witnesses say security forces fired on anti-government protesters in the capital today, killing at least four people in the fiercest clashes in months. Read These Next Country star cancels rest of his tour: 'I am mentally unwell.' One critical island in Iran has remained unscathed in airstrikes. FBI alert alleges Iran might have its eye on a US state. Report finds uninjured cop took an ambulance as a dying man waited. Report an error