ISIS claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts near Soleimani’s burial site, in what was the deadliest attack in Iran since its 1979 revolution.
Authorities and others gather near the site where missiles hit near the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq, on January 15, 2024.
Rudaw TV/AP“Iran is claiming this is in response to the terrorist attacks in Kerman, Iran, and Rask, Iran, with a focus on ISIS.
US troops in Iraq and Syria have repeatedly come under rocket and drone attacks from Tehran’s proxies.
Last week, a senior Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike on his car in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese security source told CNN.
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