Will Iran retaliate after the deadly bombings in Kerman? | Crime

More than 80 people were killed in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman when two explosions went off during a crowded procession on Wednesday.

The attack happened during a ceremony marking four years since the United States assassinated one of Iran’s top generals, Qassem Soleimani.

The attack has added yet another layer of tension in a region already embroiled in Israel’s war on Gaza, and this week’s assassination of a Hamas commander in Lebanon.

So, is there a connection? And will the suspicions of different governments and armed groups escalate the violence?

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam

Guests:

Hassan Ahmadian – Professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Tehran

Ali Fathollah-Nejad – Founder and director of the Center for Middle East and Global Order

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi – Research fellow at the Middle East Forum with special expertise on ISIL (ISIS)