ISIS has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack on General Qassem Soleimani's mausoleum in Kerman, Iran. Two bombs that exploded a short distance away caused the confirmed deaths of 84 people and the wounding of another 284, according to the updated massacre toll. The crowd of pilgrims advanced towards Soleimani's grave on the fourth anniversary of his assassination. Targeted raid by the Americans (led by Donald Trump) on January 3, 2020. The Iranian justice website, Mizan, was the first to spread the claim that the attack was carried out by ISIS. In the first hours after the massacre, many hypotheses circulated and there was no confirmation about the origin of the attack, and Tehran authorities generally promised that “those responsible will be identified and punished.” To dispel doubts and a possible worsening of the regional crisis, the State Department quickly stated that the US was “in no way” involved in what was happening and that “there is no reason to believe” that it was Israel.
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