Iran says at least 103 people killed, 141 wounded in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general

[MarineCombatEngineer]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-says-at-least-73-people-killed-170-wounded-in-blasts-at-ceremony-honoring-slain-general/ar-AA1mp3Ul?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=c009a2dfdbd44fb2aeb2448414be38f0&ei=58

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two explosions minutes apart Wednesday in Iran targeted a commemoration for a prominent general slain in a U.S. drone strike in 2020, killing at least 103 people and wounding at least 141 others as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for what Iranian state media called a “terroristic" attack shortly after the blasts in Kerman, about 820 kilometers (510 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran.

While Israel has carried out attacks in Iran over its nuclear program, it has conducted targeted assassinations, not mass-casualty bombings. Sunni extremist groups including the Islamic State group have conducted large-scale attacks in the past that killed civilians in Shiite-majority Iran, though not in relatively peaceful Kerman

Iran also has seen mass protests in recent years, including those over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022. The country also has been targeted by exile groups in attacks dating back to the turmoil surrounding its 1979 Islamic Revolution.

I seriously doubt this was Israel, Iran has many enemies.
Iran calling this a terrorist attack is ironic due to the terrorist groups they support and fund.
This is not good.

[yagotme]

1. This is so true...

Iran calling this a terrorist attack is ironic due to the terrorist groups they support and fund.

What comes around...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. Yep.

Iran condemning it as a terrorist attack is the height of hypocrisy.

[yagotme]

5. Ha. "Takes one to know one." nt

[LeftInTX]

14. They don't tolerate terrorists on their own soil. They don't support terrorists, unless against Israel and the US.

Oh the irony.

They want to destroy Israel and the US by any means and allah tells them it is OK to assist terrorists against the US and Israel. Other than that, they're "law and order". The IRRG was anti-ISIS.

[dalton99a]

2. Reap what you sowed

[walkingman]

6. No doubt this is a terrorist attack. What else would you call it?

More than likely meant to escalate the already volatile Middle East. Hopefully that doesn't happen.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. Of course its a terrorist attack,

never suggested otherwise, but for Iran to condemn it as a terrorist attack is hypocritical.

[walkingman]

11. There seems to be a lot of hypocrisy when it comes to the middle east.

And nobody is excluded - including the US.

[sarisataka]

8. Enough irony to build a battleship

I will not cast an accusation, but simply note Iran is not above killing its own people for political purpose.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. Hmmm, who does that sound like?

Could it be Hamas? Or maybe Islamic Jihad?

[The Mouth]

10. good riddance.

I will not complain about what happens to ANYONE paying homage or respect to an Iranian terrorist.

[Torchlight]

12. The region is rapidly destabilizing.

As to who that would benefit, there's any number of local players and bad actors in the area to choose from. Beyond that though, it's at best a wild-eyed guess on my part.

[TheKentuckian]

13. I cannot exclude Israel as the culprit but whoever

is responsible did a a good if incomplete job.

[LeftInTX]

15. I kinda dought it if it was Israel. Sounds like one of the bombs was planted near his grave.