US condemns ISIS attack in Iran

Published June 7, 2017 5:03pm ET



Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s team and other U.S. officials condemned a pair of terrorist attacks carried out in Iran, but the show of condolences didn’t preclude criticism of the regime’s own aggression.

“The United States condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran today,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Wednesday. “We express our condolences to the victims and their families, and send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Iran. The depravity of terrorism has no place in a peaceful, civilized world.”

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