American official: We warned Iran of a potential threat before the Kerman attack News

Agence France-Presse quoted an American official as saying that his country had warned Iran of the possibility of a “terrorist” attack occurring inside its territory before the double bombing near a grave. Qassem Soleimani In the south of the country, which was adopted by ISIS.

The official, who requested that his name not be published, said, “The US government conveyed a special warning to Iran that there is a terrorist threat within Iranian borders.”

At the same time, American media said that the information transmitted to Iran was specific enough to help Tehran thwart the attack or reduce the number of casualties.

More than 100 people were killed and dozens injured in the double bombing that occurred on January 3rd near the grave of former leader B.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Qassem Soleimani in the city Kerman Southeast of the country, while crowds gathered to commemorate the fourth anniversary of his assassination by an American strike.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing, which was described as the bloodiest in the country since the Iranian revolution that toppled the monarchy in 1979.

The Revolutionary Guard subsequently carried out a series of missile strikes outside the borders, some of which it said targeted leaders and members of what it described as terrorist groups in Syria.