Shin described Navid Mohammad Zadeh as a pro-regime actor and reported that he was removed from the cast of the play “Arash” after Iranians boycotted the production. The post linked the backlash to an Instagram photo in which Mohammad Zadeh wore a T-shirt bearing a Palestinian flag.

The post quoted Iran International, which cited the Farhikhtegan newspaper as saying:

On Monday, 9 Shahrivar, Farhikhtegan published details of the decision and wrote that the producers of “Arash” had not clearly explained the nature of the cited “controversies.”

Referring to Mohammad Zadeh’s expression of support for Palestine two weeks earlier, Farhikhtegan raised the possibility of a connection between that position and his removal from “Arash.”

The quoted report did not confirm the reason for his removal.