A second person behind the terrorist attack on the Shah-e Cheragh shrine in Shiraz was detained on Sunday night, Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatibzadeh announced on Monday.
“Last night we succeeded to identify and arrest the second person involved in the Shah-e Cheragh terrorist incident,” Khatibzadeh said in a national congress of the Civil Defense Organization.
A terrorist attacked pilgrims in the shrine on October 26. The attack took place at evening prayers.
The Daesh Takfiri terrorist
Tens of thousands of people attended a funeral procession held on Saturday morning for the victims of a terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Shah-e Cheragh in the south-central city of Shiraz.
Also, a number of political and high-ranking military officials from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Army, Police as well as officials of Fars province participated in the ceremony.
The terrorist attack in Shiraz, the capital of Fars province which is also considered Iran’s cultural
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has called on the UN to strongly and openly condemn the Wednesday terrorist attack on a holy place in Shiraz, a southern Iranian city.
Amir Saeid Iravani issued the call in a statement before the United Nations Security Council on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security” in New York on Wednesday (October 26).
The ambassador expressed sympathy with the family members of the victims of the
Following a devastating attack in Shiraz on Wednesday evening claimed by Daesh, Iranians from all walks of life poured onto the streets on Friday to condemn this vicious act of terrorism and express their solidarity with the martyrs and reiterate their support for national unity.
At 17:45 local time, just before the Maghrib prayer in Shiraz (capital of Fars province), a terrorist entered the Shah-e-Cheragh shrine and opened fire on innocent pilgrims. The terrorist used a Kalashnikov rifle
Following the heinous terrorist attack on the sacred Shrine of Ahmed Ibn Musa (Shah Cheragh) in Shiraz, which led to the martyrdom of a number of innocent compatriots, Habilian Association (Families of Iranian Victims of Terrorism) issued a message of condolence.
The full text of this message is as follows:
In the name of God
Last night, hands of criminal terrorists were once again stained with the blood of innocents, and dozens of pilgrims and visitors of the holy shrine of Ahmad Ibn Musa Ibn
After the deadly terrorist attack in Iran's Shiraz, for which ISIL claimed responsibility, different countries, groups, and politicians have condemned it and offered their condolences to the Iranian nation and government.
Syria condemns cowardly terror attack
Condemning the terrorist and cowardly act, the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced that this incident showed that terrorism is one of America's official means to target the stability and security of other countries with the aim of making them
Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi has says the Islamic Republic will deliver a crushing response to those behind the Wednesday terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh in the country’s southwestern city of Shiraz.
“This vicious act will definitely not go unanswered. The country’s security and law enforcement forces, having identified the root causes of this heinous crime, will deliver a decisive response to its architects and operatives,” which will make them regret their act, the
Honarvar Abbasi was born in 1960 in Ardabil. When the imposed Iran-Iraq war begin, he joined the army to defend his country. Finally, on March 5, 1981, he was martyred in a clash with elements of terrorist groups in Saqqez.
Abbas Jalali was born in Tehran in 1955. He got his diploma in Mathematics and chose teaching as his profession. Finally, on March 8, 1982, he was assassinated by the Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist group (aka MEK, MKO, PMOI) with several bullets.
Rahim Zulfaqari Yadgari was born in Naqdeh county in West Azerbaijan Province in 1964. He was a student when terrorists created insecurity in country’s western regions. Like all the youths at the time, he went to those regions to to confront the enemy. Finally, on March 9, 1982, he was martyred with several bullets in a conflict with elements of terrorist groups in Oshnavieh.
Jafar Sepehari was born in 1935 in Espi Kola village in Noor city. He completed a military university and was employed by the army. From the beginning of his service, he was appointed important positions and he did great service for his country. Finally, on March 10, 1983, he was assassinated by elements of terrorist groups in Ahvaz.
Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Chavoshi was born in 1949 in the village of Abianeh, Natanz. He graduated in Islamic studies and became a clergyman to practice Islamic rituals. Finally, on March 11, 1982, hewas attacked and assassinated by elements of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Terrorist Group (aka MEK, MKO, PMOI) in Shahid Chamran Highway in Tehran.
Morteza Yazdi was born in 1939 in Tehran. He had a Second Grade Driver's license and made a living as a driver. On March 14, 1982, he was assassinated by elements of terrorist groups in Yousefabad Street, Tehran.
Seyed Saeid Jamei was born in Tehran in 1958. He got his diploma in science. He was an employee. On March 15, 1982, elements of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Terrorist Group fired several bullets at him and assassinated him in Taleghani street, Tehran.
Maghsoud Dehbani was born in Gilan in 1962. When the imposed Iran-Iraq war began, he joined the army to defend the country. Finally, on March 16, 1982, he was martyred in a clash with elements of terrorist groups.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a statement declaring sanctions against a number of British individuals and institutes for their support of terrorism, inciting violence, and violating human right.
The Foreign Ministry announced the embargoes are a "tit for tat" move against the sanctions that have been imposed by some European countries on Iran, Press TV reported.
The statement went on to name three entities and nine individuals that have been blacklisted under the Islamic
Russia’s Aerospace Forces on Monday killed up to 10 terrorists in Idlib that were involved in shooting at Syrian military positions, said Acting Deputy Head of Russia's Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria.
They also destroyed three D-30 artillery guns of the 122 mm caliber, three S-60 anti-aircraft guns and an ammunition depot, Colonel Andrey Boldyrev said, according to TASS.
In other military activity, terrorists shelled Syrian government forces in the Aleppo province
Iran’s top human rights official has slammed the European Union’s double standard toward the issue of human rights, as the bloc slapped new sanctions on the Islamic Republic under the pretext of rights violation.
Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said that the European Union imposes sanctions on protectors of the Iranian people’s security and safety in the face of recent Western-backed riots, but harbors the terrorists who have “murdered 17,000 innocent
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian urged the Iraq's central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to adopt measures to counter terrorist groups based in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
The Secretary of the Supreme Security Council of Iraq Qasim Al-Araji, who is visiting Tehran at the dead of a high-ranking security delegation, met with Amir Abdollahian on Saturday evening.
During the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister pointed to the expanding relations
A top Iranian military official on Saturday vowed that the Islamic Republic would continue its defensive operations against the U.S.- and Israeli-backed separatist terror organizations hiding out in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, close to Iran’s northwestern borders.
Since the success of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, the separatists, who are "backed by the U.S. and other enemies," have been operating in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, according to Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff