BBCNEWS Verified July 5, 2024
in two explosions in south—eastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran's most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. bbc persian�*s parham gobadi gave me further details of the blast. as you mentioned, this is one of the deadl...