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originally posted by: onestonemonkey
It wouldn't surprise me if Iran did this themselves-maybe as an excuse to escalate things in Israel.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
Seems like Islamic State is claiming responsibility.
originally posted by: onestonemonkey
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
Seems like Islamic State is claiming responsibility.
gortex was correct.
Boss of Hezbollah Hasan Nasrallah yesterday blamed the attack on Israel.
Doubt he will issue a retraction of the statement though.
Its good that ISIS claimed the attack in a way,as Iran hopefully won'y be wanting to attack western interests in response.
Unless of course they have some wild theory about ISIS and israel being allies.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: WingDingLuey
I thought it came from IS?
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Iran attack, Tehran vows revenge
In a statement posted on its affiliate Telegram channels, the militant Sunni Muslim group said two IS members had detonated their explosive belts in the crowd that had gathered at the cemetery in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman on Wednesday for the anniversary of Soleimani's death.
originally posted by: BernnieJGato
a reply to: Unknownparadox
Gee I wonder who would want to do that.
gee maybe it was one of the 41 other countires that had at least one of their citizens killed by POS terrorists, backed by a POS terrorist nation.
This was Iran in the 60's before the American sanctions and coups that left us with the Iran we know today.
United States President Carter imposed sanctions against Iran in November 1979 after radical students seized the United States Embassy in Tehran and took hostages, after the United States permitted the exiled Shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment.[5] Executive Order 12170 froze about US$8.1 billion in Iranian assets, including bank deposits, gold and other properties. It also imposed a trade embargo. The sanctions were lifted in January 1981 as part of the Algiers Accords, which was a negotiated settlement of the hostages’ release.[6]
Improvement of the educational system was made through the creation of new elementary schools. In addition, literacy courses were set up in remote villages by the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces, this initiative being called "Sepāh-e Dānesh" (Persian: سپاه دانش) meaning "Army of Knowledge". The Armed Forces were also engaged in infrastructural and other educational projects throughout the country "Sepāh-e Tarvij va Ābādāni" (Persian: سپاه ترویج و آبادانی lit. army for promotion and development) as well as in health education and promotion "Sepāh-e Behdāsht" (Persian: سپاه بهداشت lit. "army for hygiene"). The Shah instituted exams for Islamic theologians to become established clerics. Many Iranian university students were sent to and supported in foreign, especially Western, countries and the Indian subcontinent.
Between 1967 and 1977, the number of universities increased in number from 7 to 22, the number of institutions of advanced learning rose from 47 to 200, and the number of students in higher education soared from 36,742 to 100,000. Iran's literacy programs were among the most innovative and effective anywhere in the world, so that by 1977 the number of Iranians able to read and write had climbed from just 27 percent to more than 80 percent.[224]
In the field of diplomacy, Iran realized and maintained friendly relations with Western and East European countries as well as the state of Israel and China and became, especially through its close friendship with the United States, more and more a hegemonial power in the Persian Gulf region and the Middle Eastt.
The Shah sought to protect Iran's interests through various means such as funding foreign rebellions in Iraq, military support in Oman, financial/military action, and diplomacy, promoting the CIA to conclude that:
“In summary, thanks to the Shah himself and oil resources, Iran is well on its way to playing a leading role in the Mid East with a modernized elite, large economic resources and strong forces. Succession is always a question in an authoritarian regime, even a benevolent one, but each year reinforces the social and political momentum in the direction the Shah has set. I believe the U.S. can keep close to and benefit from this process and even influence Iran toward a positive regional and world role rather than a bid for area hegemony or other adventurism.”[230]
their hatred of everyone who has different views and beliefs.