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At least 103 people were killed in the bombings at a ceremony to honour general Soleimani killed by the US...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday blamed "evil and criminal enemies" of the country in the view of the twin blasts that killed at least 103 people in the southeastern city of Kerman...
"The evil, criminal enemies of the Iranian nation have once again created a tragedy and martyred numerous of our dear people in Kerman in the fragrant atmosphere of the martyrs tombs in Kerman," Khamenei said...
The blasts, which state television called a "terrorist attack", came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after Hamas number two Saleh al-Aruri -- an Iran ally -- was killed in a Beirut drone strike which Lebanese officials blamed on Israel...
Taking to microblogging website X, Khamenei said, "The enemy should know the soldiers on Soleimanis bright path wont tolerate their vileness and crime. The hands stained with the blood of innocent people & the corrupt, evil minds that misdirected them will definitely be the target of a severe pounding and a deserving retribution."..
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