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The 2017 Tehran attacks were a series of two simultaneous terrorist attacks that occurred on 7 June 2017 that were carried out by five terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran, leaving 17 civilians dead and 43 wounded.
On 18 June 2017, under Operation Laylat al-Qadr (Persian: عملیات لیلةالقدر), [6] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired six surface-to-surface mid-range ballistic missile from domestic bases targeting ISIL forces in the Syrian Deir ez-Zor Governorate in response to the terrorist attacks in Tehran earlier that month. [7]
Two terrorist attacks were simultaneously carried out on 7 June 2017 by seven terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran, leaving 17 civilians dead and 43 wounded.
Iran: June 7 2017 Tehran attacks – In the first attacks orchestrated by ISIL in Iran, Tehran was targeted by suicide bombers and teams of gunmen when they stormed Iran's parliament and the nearby shrine of Ruhollah Khomeini. All 4 attackers at the parliament were killed. [264] [265] 22 43 Iraq: June 9 Suicide bombing in Karbala. The attack ...
Research institutions in the US and Israel have reported that Iran’s financial relationship with Hamas actually grew stronger in 2017, the first calendar year of Trump’s presidency, after ...
Tehran, Iran 2017 Tehran attacks: The Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini were attacked by seven armed men with pistols and Kalashnikov rifles. [90] Islamic State: Assassination and terrorism in Iran: Jun 14 Shooting 0 (+1) 6 Alexandria, United States Congressional baseball shooting
Earlier attacks claimed by Islamic State include twin bombings in 2017 that targeted Iran's parliament and the tomb of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The latest strikes come as Iran’s allies and proxies in the Middle East – the so-called axis of resistance – launch attacks on Israeli forces and its allies against the backdrop of the war ...