Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further

More than 95 Iranians were killed and scores more injured in a terrorist attack at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate the assassination of a top general, further heightening tensions in the increasingly volatile Middle East.

The explosions came at a memorial ceremony in Iran marking the fourth anniversary of the killing of Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s al-Quds force, and it was not clear whether either of Suleimani’s principal regional adversaries – Israel or Islamic State – were responsible for the carnage.

Iran’s new minister of interior, the hardliner Ahmad Vahidi, did not immediately attribute blame for the attack and no side claimed responsibility for the deadliest single terrorist incident since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The US state department said it had no reason to believe Israel was involved.

An early death toll of 103 was revised down, but Iran’s health minister, Bahram Einollahi, said many of the wounded were in critical condition and the toll could rise.

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2027·
    2 years ago

    I’m sorry what? This is fault of the west? Really?

    Russia invades a country, middle east goes on terrorist rampage and its the west that’s starting shit? Fuck off lol

    • Revan343@lemmy.caEnglish
      1710·
      2 years ago

      The west is certainly at fault for the Israel situation

      • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1117·
        2 years ago

        Yes the west created the zionist movement and Islamic martyrdom /s

        Maybe it’s time for the middle east to take responsibility for their disgusting religion wars.

        • Revan343@lemmy.caEnglish
          197·
          2 years ago

          Yes the west created the zionist movement

          Literally yes.

          Continuing to provide support in the form of weapons and other military equipment is the bigger issue though. This stops being the West’s fault when we stop helping Israel with their genocide

          • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
            717·
            2 years ago

            I’m sorry but did you miss Oct 7-9th? That’s the reason Israel gets weapons because the idiots next door are fine with dying as long as they can kill someone else.

            Literally there isn’t any other religion or culture that does this. Isn’t that just mind blowing? No one else does this.

            • Revan343@lemmy.caEnglish
              83·
              2 years ago

              You seem to have cause and effect backwards

                • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  22·
                  2 years ago

                  It’s a 20:1 ratio. Who are the terrorists?

            • NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social
              72·
              2 years ago

              We shipped them Soviet weapons back when Kissinger was still in charge, so that doesn’t surprise me.

              You’re right, the best time to do it was back when it started, the second best time is right now

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          135·
          2 years ago

          Nope, it was “given” to them by the allies after WW2, despite none of them living there or caring what happened to the people living there

        • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          Please go and at least read a Wiki of the creation of Israel.

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      914·
      2 years ago

      Everything is the fault of the US (or “west” if we’re playing that game today) from the beginning to the end of time. When they’ve already decided what the answer is, all that’s left is to force the facts to fit the narrative.

      • TheFonz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 years ago

        When the entire global historical narrative is framed exclusively through the lens of the “west is bad” then you remove all agency from every other country. It’s a very dangerous and disingenuous tactic of rewriting history.

      • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        712·
        2 years ago

        The brain wash is amazing. The terrorists straight up torture and murder people and people have the balls to justify it - “they were forced to do it”. That’s some next level delusion.

        • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
          14·
          2 years ago

          If we were anywhere near as bad as they pretend, they’d be exporting radioactive glass instead of bullshit and finger-pointing.

            • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              2 years ago

              You know they’re buying them willingly for their martyrdom wars right? It’s the same disgusting propaganda argument that says we shouldn’t arm Ukraine.

            • kbotc@lemmy.worldEnglish
              12·
              2 years ago

              Only if Russia and Iran agree and do it simultaneously.