Iran: Washington behind today’s assassination of Shia clergyman

US-backed terrorists martyred a clergyman in Khash, in this southeastern province Tuesday night.

The clergyman, Mehdi Tavakoli, was delivering sermons at a mosque when he was martyred by unknown terrorists.

The White House which has been defeated by the resolve of the Iranian nation, has put support for terrorists on its agenda in order to create an atmosphere of terror and intimidation and kill innocent people.

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A military commander said here Wednesday that the Tuesday night assassination of a Shia clergyman in Khash was aimed at sowing discord among Shia and Sunni Muslims.

The clergyman, Mehdi Tavakoli, was delivering sermons at a mosque at Eftekharabad village of Khash when he was martyred by an unknown”US-backed terrorist”.

Commander of Fatah Base, General Mohammad Ghafari, further said that the martyrdom of the clergyman was surely a pre-orchestrated plan aimed at sowing discord among various sects and ethnic groups in the province.

“US-backed terrorists are retaliating Washington’s failures at political and international scenes through blind assassination in Iran,”he said.

The White House which has been defeated by the resolve of the Iranian nation, has put support for terrorists on its agenda in order to create an atmosphere of terror and intimidation and kill innocent people.

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