Hossein Salami, IRGC commander-in-chief, April 5, 2024

Author
Hossein Salami
Date
April 5, 2024
Body

During a Quds Day speech while crowds chant “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”:

“We warn that no action by any enemy concerning our holy establishment [the Islamic Republic] will go unanswered.”“IRGC warns Israel attacks ‘won’t go unanswered’ as Iran marks Al-Quds Day,” Al Jazeera, April 5, 2024, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/5/irgc-warns-israel-attacks-wont-go-unanswered-as-iran-marks-al-quds-day.

Rhetoric Category
Pro-Violence
Threat
IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)

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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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