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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.
In a press statement, the PPP Chairman said that these terrorist attacks were threats to peace in the entire region and expressed solidarity with the families of victims and the people of Iran. [61] Qatar: Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Tehran terrorist attacks in a statement and declared that Doha opposes violence and criminal acts. [62]
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]
Siamak Namazi, an American who spent eight years wrongfully detained in Iran, tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour of his painful experiences in an exclusive TV interview.
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major "terrorist operation" on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources familiar with ...
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
A fire broke out Saturday in Iranian prison which houses political prisoners and anti-government activists. This as protests continue over the death of a 22-year-old woman while in the custody of ...
June 7 – Terrorist attacks in Tehran leaves eighteen civilians killed and fifty-two others injured, with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group claiming responsibility. June 9 – Official state funeral for victims of the Tehran attacks is held and attended by multiple Iranian officials.