VIDEO: Footage of the First Moments of the Terrorist Attack in Iran Released

Footage from the first moments of the terrorist attack in Iran has been published online. In connection with the anniversary of the death of General Qasem Soleimani of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an explosion near the cemetery has resulted in 103 fatalities and injured another 170 people. Iranian media report that two explosive devices were placed inside bags near the cemetery, which were detonated remotely.

It should be noted that on the night of January 3, 2020, the United States conducted an operation in Baghdad to eliminate Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iraqi Shiite militia forces. In Washington, they were involved in planning the attack on the American embassy in Baghdad on December 31, 2019.