A photo of teenage Israeli, the son of former prime minister Naftali Bennett, was circulated by Iranian opposition channels as the face of a protester allegedly killed in Tehran, a mistake that pro-regime media quickly seized upon to challenge dissidents’ casualty claims.

In one Telegram post tied to opposition networks, the picture appeared with a caption identifying him as “Kourosh Shirini” and claiming he had been shot on Pirouzi Street before his 17th birthday.

In a separate instance, his face appeared in a montage of people said to have been killed by security forces during the crackdown.