Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the perpetrators of Wednesday's blast would face “severe consequences.” Tehran authorities blamed Israel and the US for the attack. At the same time, they ordered “strategic patience” to their subordinate military officers.
During the attack in the city of Kerman on Wednesday. 84 people were killed and tens of people were injured. According to initial information, 95 people died. Yet, No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
He commented on this issue on Wednesday evening Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. – Brutal criminals should know this We will deal with them and Without a doubt They will face severe consequences – said the political-religious leader.
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On the other hand, the head of the Chancellery of the President of Iran, Mohammad Jamshidi He blamed Israel and the US for the attack. The United States categorically denied the allegations. The White House administration said there was no evidence that the attack was orchestrated by Israel.
There have been terrorist attacks in Iran in recent years. It was basically organized Islamic State and related groups Arab separatists.
Iran. Explosions during important holidays
The attack in Kerman happened then Tensions in the Middle East are at their peak. Israel is at war with Hamas, which receives support from, among others, Iran. On Tuesday, on the orders of Israel, one of the main leaders of the Palestinian Authority was killed in Lebanon.
Wednesday's attack in Iran took place during a ceremony On the third anniversary of the death of General Qassem Soleimani, who is the head of foreign operations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In 2020, a military man was killed in an attack by an American plane at the Baghdad airport.
Despite Ali Khamenei's harsh rhetoric, Iran will now exercise “strategic patience”.. According to sources in The New York Times Iran's military commanders have received instructions to prevent an escalation of conflict with the United States. The order is also intended to cover attacks on US bases in the Middle East by organizations supported by Iran's intelligence services.
Source: BBC News, Times of Israel
