Enemies pursuing ‘multi-layered’ project to undermine Iran’s security: FM

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has slammed the deadly terrorist attack in Shiraz, saying Tehran is in possession of “solid information” revealing a “multi-layered project” being pursued by the enemies to make the Islamic Republic insecure.

In an Instagram post on Thursday, the chief diplomat offered condolences on the martyrdom of 15 Iranian pilgrims in the armed terror attack at Shah Cheragh, a revered Shia holy shrine in the southwestern city of Shiraz, a day earlier, wishing speedy recovery for the injured.

He said the crime brought to light “the sinister intentions of the promoters of terror and violence in Iran.”

“There is solid information indicating that the enemies have devised a multi-layered project to make Iran insecure,” he wrote

He also vowed response to the act of terror, saying, “We will certainly not let Iran’s national security and interests be toyed with by terrorists and foreign meddlers who claim to defend human rights.”

The terrorist attack took place at around 5:45 p.m. local time (1415 GMT) on Wednesday, just before the evening prayers.

The police commander of Fars province said the attacker opened indiscriminate fire at pilgrims inside the shrine and was himself wounded and arrested by security officials.

Hours later, the Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Three days of public mourning have been announced in Fars Province and a funeral for the attack’s martyrs is set to be held on Saturday in Shiraz.

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Vahidi said that the terrorist attack revealed the actual extent of enemies' cruelty – something which has been demonstrated at times during the latest foreign-back riots which erupted after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in hospital three days after she collapsed in police custody.

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Top rights official slams silence of human rights organizations

Deputy Chief of the Iranian Judiciary Kazem Gharibabadi also reacted to the terror attack, denouncing the silence of human rights organizations on the terrorist crime in Shiraz.

“Terrorists continue to target innocent Iranian civilians. Over 17,000 people have been assassinated in Iran in 4 decades,” he said in a tweet.

The secretary of the High Council for Human Rights noted that the terrorists, based in the US and Europe, enjoy “unwavering backing” there.

“Why are the human rights mechanisms silent about the deadly Shiraz terrorist attack?” he asked.

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