The Iranian government declared public mourning for the victims of the double explosion that occurred in Kerman province, killing 103 people, as the Iranian president warned. Ibrahim Raisi Israel will pay dearly for the Kerman crime.
The Iranian Emergency Authority said, “The death toll from the two terrorist explosions near the grave of former commander LQuds Force in Revolutionary Guards Iranian Qassem Soleimani In South Kerman Province Iran It rose to 103 dead and 141 wounded.
In a statement, the government declared general mourning in the country for one day due to the attack. It also expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and its wishes for a speedy recovery for the wounded.
On the other hand, the local authorities in Kerman Governorate declared mourning in the province for a period of 3 days.
Two explosions occurred 10 minutes apart, on a road witnessing activities commemorating the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, according to Iranian media.
In turn, the Iranian Islamic Republic News Agency reported that President Ebrahim Raisi canceled his scheduled visit to Turkey tomorrow, Thursday, after the Kerman attacks.
Mohammad Jamshidi, an official in Raisi’s office, said in a statement to the agency, “After the terrorist attacks in Kerman that led to the martyrdom of many Iranians, the president decided to cancel his visit to Turkey… and the visit will take place at an appropriate time.”
Iranian threat
Following the incident, the Iranian president said, “Revenge against those behind the terrorist attack in Kerman is inevitable and definitive.”
He added, “We strongly condemn the terrorist crime in Kerman, and we warn Israel that it will pay a heavy price for the Kerman crime, which will make it regret it.”
In turn, the Iranian guide said Ali KhameneiThe response to the Kerman explosions will be harsh, and the soldiers of Qasem Soleimani’s path will not bear the crime, he said.
For his part, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber said, “The pure blood of innocent people from our people was spilled in Kerman by the agents of the Zionist entity and its supporters.”
For his part, Brig Ismail Qaani Commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, said that the Kerman bombing was carried out by agents of Israel and the United States of America.
Qaani continued, “The attack was secured by America and the Zionist entity, but we will not give up trying to eliminate Israel.”
American denial
On the other hand, the US State Department said that the United States was not involved in any way in the Kerman explosions, and that there was no reason to believe Israel was involved.
The US State Department added, on Wednesday, that Washington remains deeply concerned about the risk of the war in Gaza spreading to other fronts in the Middle East.
Israeli occupation army spokesman Daniel Hagari also denied Israel’s responsibility for the attack.
He said in a press conference, “We have no comment on the bombings that occurred in Iran and are focusing on the war against Hamas.”
On January 3, 2020, Soleimani was killed, along with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, as a result of an American air strike near Baghdad.
