Iran vows revenge for deadliest attack since Islamic Revolution
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber vowed revenge on Thursday for explosions that killed nearly 100 people at a ceremony to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. drone in 2020 in Iraq.
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![Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a commemoration for the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, shown in a screen at background, at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Two bombs exploded Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A man raises a finger as he speaks in front of an image of a bearded man.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7074057.1704370146!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/iran-explosions.jpg)
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber vowed revenge on Thursday for explosions that killed nearly 100 people at a ceremony to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. drone in 2020 in Iraq.