Judiciary Chief Blasts US Controversial Reaction to Terrorist Attacks in Iran

Rasa - Iran's Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani lashed out at the US officials for their shameful reaction to the Wednesday terrorist attacks in Tehran as they claim to be advocates of human rights and fighting against terrorism.

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Date: 12 June 2017 - 23:26

RNA - "Such reactions show the US blatant support for the terrorists and are a stigma for the governments which claim to support human rights and fight against terrorism," Amoli Larijani said, addressing the judiciary officials in Tehran on Monday.

Expressing pleasure that the US and its regional allies are showing their real face to the world, he said, "It became clear that those who support terrorism and join sword dance with each other are the international ISIL."

Amoli Larijani said that if the US and its allies didn’t support the terrorist groups, they couldn’t survive more than a few days.

In relevant remarks on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the country's people reject the US claims of friendship given the White House's unacceptable statement after the Wednesday terrorist attacks in Tehran and the Senate's attempts to impose new sanctions against Iran.

"Repugnant WH statement & Senate sanctions as Iranians counter terror backed by US clients. Iranian people reject such US claims of friendship," Zarif wrote on his twitter page on Thursday morning.

His remarks came after US President Donald Trump Wednesday condemned dual terrorist attacks in Iran but warned that state sponsors of terrorism "risk falling victim to the evil they promote".

"We grieve and pray for the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks in Iran, and for the Iranian people, who are going through such challenging times," he said in the two-sentence statement.

But he alleged that Iran shared in the blame, saying that "we underscore that states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote."

The State Department also issued a brief statement. Although it usually expresses solidarity with and offers assistance to a government in a country where there has been a terrorism episode, it did not do so Wednesday.

"The depravity of terrorism has no place in a peaceful, civilized world," the department said in a three-sentence statement.

"The United States condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran today," the statement said, adding that "We express our condolences to the victims and their families, and send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Iran."

Also, the US Senate voted on Wednesday to proceed with a bill that would sanction Iran just hours after 13 Iranians lost their lives in two terrorist attacks in Tehran.

92 members voted to move forward with the legislation, with just seven voting against.

Three unknown male assailants fired several rounds at the guards protecting the parliament building in Tehran on Wednesday morning. The assailants opened their way into the parliament's administrative building while shooting at the guards.

A similar attack took place at the holy shrine of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, parallel with the parliament attack.

17 people, including the parliament's guards, were killed and 52 others were wounded in the twin attacks claimed by the ISIL.

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