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Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further

More than 95 Iranians were killed and scores more injured in a terrorist attack at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate the assassination of a top general, further heightening tensions in the increasingly volatile Middle East.

The explosions came at a memorial ceremony in Iran marking the fourth anniversary of the killing of Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s al-Quds force, and it was not clear whether either of Suleimani’s principal regional adversaries – Israel or Islamic State – were responsible for the carnage.

Iran’s new minister of interior, the hardliner Ahmad Vahidi, did not immediately attribute blame for the attack and no side claimed responsibility for the deadliest single terrorist incident since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The US state department said it had no reason to believe Israel was involved.

An early death toll of 103 was revised down, but Iran’s health minister, Bahram Einollahi, said many of the wounded were in critical condition and the toll could rise.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Between Biden and Netanyahu isn’t all that rosy

It is.

You're taking that comment to mean Biden thinks they've gone to far with the genocide.

“We’ll continue to provide military assistance to Israel until they get rid of Hamas, but we have to be careful – they have to be careful,” Biden said. “The whole world’s public opinion can shift overnight, we can’t let that happen.”

Biden means the same thing he's literally been saying for 50 years.

That hell support Israel no matter what, but Israel not paying attention to optics means that governments may face pressure from voters to stop supporting them.

Biden doesn't think current events cross that line, but he's worried they're not doing enough propaganda.

The only criticism he's made of Israel in 50 years of supporting them, is that they need to worry about public perception.

[–] mibo80@lemm.ee -4 points 10 months ago

Well, Israel is going to get American support regardless who the president is. Trump is just as likely, without any qualms on rhetoric, to send US weapons and money and maybe even troops to the mid east, but first he'll send them to the American south west to create his own 'Gaza' in southern California. So, it looks like America is in for another war in the middle east. Which is another big win for Russia, keeping us tied up there.