The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bloody attack in Iran that left 84 people dead

The Islamic State (IS) group this Thursday claimed responsibility for the attack committed on Wednesday 84 dead in Irannear the general’s grave Qasem Soleimani and which commemorated the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the United States.

The jihadist organization indicated on its Telegram channels that two of its members”They activated the explosive belt” amid “a large crowd of apostates, yesterday near the tomb of their leader Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, southern Iran”.

The group framed this operation in a campaign called “E kill them everywherewherever they find them,” the statement read.

A few minutes before the complaint, the organization had released a sound recording in which its spokesperson stated that this campaign had been carried out”in support of Muslimswherever they are, especially in Palestine.

The attack, which also injured 284 people, occurred near the Saheb al Zaman mosque, which houses the tomb of General Soleimani, who was killed by a US drone in 2020 in Iraq.

Qasem Soleimani was widely respected in his country for his role in defeating the Sunni jihadist group IS in Iraq and Syria.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei promised those responsible for the “terrorist attack” in the southern city of Kerman “a tough response to this disaster”.

The detonations occurred as crowds gathered to commemorate the assassination of Soleimani, who died at the age of 62 in a 2020 attack by a US drone outside Baghdad (Iraq) airport. The soldier was head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force – Iran’s ideological army – and was responsible for Iranian foreign operations, especially in the Middle East.

The military’s popularity is still enormous today, at 83%, and higher than that of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. He is considered a hero for his role in defeating the ISIS group in both Iraq and Syria. But the United States and its allies considered him a sworn enemy. Millions of people honored him after his death, as a sign of national unity.